To: Mr. John McDonough, Asst. Superintendent, Mayor Thomas M. Menio, Boston Mayor, Superintendent Carol Johnson, Superintendent, Donna Cupelo, President of Verizon New England, Name, Title or Position (optional), President Donald Trump, The ...
Verizon and the City of Boston's Bullying Partnership
We the employees of Verizon and others against workplace bullying are asking you to please break your ties. This is the company you’re really in a partnership with. I request that you choose your partnerships with companies that actually have ETHICS.
Why is this important?
Dear Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menio, Superintendent Carol Johnson and Mr. John McDonough,
I recently read that the City of Boston and the Boston School Department has partnered with Verizon in an Anti-Bullying Partnership.
• http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verizon-foundation-partners-with-boston-public-schools-to-ensure-students-stay-safe-online-100990779.html
In 2004 when I decided to make a stand against inappropriate mistreatment to Verizon employees in general, the punishment and targeting began to evolve. One form of retaliation and punishment was that I had to sit in the back of the room in a corner, as I was not allowed to choose where I sat while attending some Directors Meetings at Verizon. I had to listen to Verizon management tell me that because I’m black, I will never be an equal. I had to sit there and listen to Verizon management state that blacks were stupid and less deserving, and that our positions were only granted to us because of Affirmative Action. I had to sit and listen to why female black lesbians were hired and promoted as well as listen to the type of foods black people like to eat.
I was advised by an upper level minority manager prior to making complaints to the Verizon’s EEO and Verizon’s Security Officer’s; that if I decided to report these acts of racial harassment, racial torment, racial jokes and bullying, I would be blackballed, retaliated against and it was career sabotage my career would be over. Mr. Lopez also stated this to two other minority managers within Verizon of these as well; when they came to him for advice because of the racial harassment they endured while working at Verizon as well. Verizon put the fear of GOD into these two female black managers within Verizon that if they reported racial harassment or discriminative act, they would never advance and be blackballed, and used me as an example of my demise caused by them.
I would like to bring to your attention about the company that responded to a Federal and State Agency when asked about a manager that was bulling a minority manager. Verizon responded:
The investigation yield that Benvie had a reputation of being a BULLY and an equal opportunity offender. Race was not an issue with Benvie’s condescending and obnoxious behavior and inappropriate comments to almost everyone that he had contact with. McGovern had substantiated complaints from Caucasian technicians concerning Benvie’s offensive management style. Best simply had a foul mouth and did not differentiate between anyone with the manner in which she spoke.
A female technician in Massachusetts made complaints to Verizon as well about a male manager touching her inappropriately, Verizon responded to her by saying: “He only touched you once.”
Verizon responded in a federal deposition in 2011 that they received over 104,000 complaints into the EEOC a year. More than ½ of their employees are having issues of their unethical abuse and bullying tactics, and they are ignored.
We the employees of Verizon and others against workplace bullying are asking you to please break your ties. This is the company you’re really in a partnership with. I request that you choose your partnerships with companies that actually have ETHICS.
Read the employees respond in these petitions:
• Verizon – Enough is Enough / Petition:
http://signon.org/sign/bullying-at-verizon-enough?source=c.em.cp&r_by=4096164
• Enough is Enough - Stop Workplace Bullying / National
Petition:
http://signon.org/sign/enough-is-enough-stop-1?source=c.url&r_by=4521742
“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
-Edmund Burke
Neal W. Dias
774-991-3663
[email protected]
[email protected]
My Blog Page:
Blog Address (GOOGLE): Bullying at Verizon – Enough is Enough
Facebook:
• Justice at Verizon
• Enough is Enough – Stop Workplace Bullying
President Obama – Workplace Bullying Meeting
http://justicefor7.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/the-president-of-the-united-states-bullying/
My Story:
http://justiceatverizon.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/bullying-at-verizon/
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination:
http://justiceatverizon.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/unjustice-at-verizon-and-the-massachusetts-commission-against-discrimination/
Verizon - Federal Violation and Criminal Investigation
http://justiceatverizon.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/civil-rights-act-of-1964-verizon/
My Speeches:
Healthy Workplace Bill Press Conference in Boston Massachusetts July 7, 2012 (Video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85HKgP-dfyI
Healthy Workplace Bill Press Conference in New York April 30, 2012 (Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6pPe2gqGRI&feature=share
Civil Rights and Anti-Bullying Leadership Summit in Hartford Connecticut at the Legislators Building, August 9, 2012
**(Neal W. Dias – fast forward to 02:41:56 – 02:56:09)**
http://ct-n.com/ondemand.asp?ID=8061
National Workplace Bullying Press Conference in Washington DC October 15th 2012
http://youtu.be/bid5DK97rq8
http://www.workplacebullying.org/2012/10/21/npc-dias/
Huffington Post Article:
Title: Verizon: Plenty Of Good Middle Class Jobs But Would You Want To Work There?
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/09/14/verizon-plenty-of-good-middle-class-jobs-but-would-you-want-to/
I recently read that the City of Boston and the Boston School Department has partnered with Verizon in an Anti-Bullying Partnership.
• http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verizon-foundation-partners-with-boston-public-schools-to-ensure-students-stay-safe-online-100990779.html
In 2004 when I decided to make a stand against inappropriate mistreatment to Verizon employees in general, the punishment and targeting began to evolve. One form of retaliation and punishment was that I had to sit in the back of the room in a corner, as I was not allowed to choose where I sat while attending some Directors Meetings at Verizon. I had to listen to Verizon management tell me that because I’m black, I will never be an equal. I had to sit there and listen to Verizon management state that blacks were stupid and less deserving, and that our positions were only granted to us because of Affirmative Action. I had to sit and listen to why female black lesbians were hired and promoted as well as listen to the type of foods black people like to eat.
I was advised by an upper level minority manager prior to making complaints to the Verizon’s EEO and Verizon’s Security Officer’s; that if I decided to report these acts of racial harassment, racial torment, racial jokes and bullying, I would be blackballed, retaliated against and it was career sabotage my career would be over. Mr. Lopez also stated this to two other minority managers within Verizon of these as well; when they came to him for advice because of the racial harassment they endured while working at Verizon as well. Verizon put the fear of GOD into these two female black managers within Verizon that if they reported racial harassment or discriminative act, they would never advance and be blackballed, and used me as an example of my demise caused by them.
I would like to bring to your attention about the company that responded to a Federal and State Agency when asked about a manager that was bulling a minority manager. Verizon responded:
The investigation yield that Benvie had a reputation of being a BULLY and an equal opportunity offender. Race was not an issue with Benvie’s condescending and obnoxious behavior and inappropriate comments to almost everyone that he had contact with. McGovern had substantiated complaints from Caucasian technicians concerning Benvie’s offensive management style. Best simply had a foul mouth and did not differentiate between anyone with the manner in which she spoke.
A female technician in Massachusetts made complaints to Verizon as well about a male manager touching her inappropriately, Verizon responded to her by saying: “He only touched you once.”
Verizon responded in a federal deposition in 2011 that they received over 104,000 complaints into the EEOC a year. More than ½ of their employees are having issues of their unethical abuse and bullying tactics, and they are ignored.
We the employees of Verizon and others against workplace bullying are asking you to please break your ties. This is the company you’re really in a partnership with. I request that you choose your partnerships with companies that actually have ETHICS.
Read the employees respond in these petitions:
• Verizon – Enough is Enough / Petition:
http://signon.org/sign/bullying-at-verizon-enough?source=c.em.cp&r_by=4096164
• Enough is Enough - Stop Workplace Bullying / National
Petition:
http://signon.org/sign/enough-is-enough-stop-1?source=c.url&r_by=4521742
“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
-Edmund Burke
Neal W. Dias
774-991-3663
[email protected]
[email protected]
My Blog Page:
Blog Address (GOOGLE): Bullying at Verizon – Enough is Enough
Facebook:
• Justice at Verizon
• Enough is Enough – Stop Workplace Bullying
President Obama – Workplace Bullying Meeting
http://justicefor7.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/the-president-of-the-united-states-bullying/
My Story:
http://justiceatverizon.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/bullying-at-verizon/
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination:
http://justiceatverizon.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/unjustice-at-verizon-and-the-massachusetts-commission-against-discrimination/
Verizon - Federal Violation and Criminal Investigation
http://justiceatverizon.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/civil-rights-act-of-1964-verizon/
My Speeches:
Healthy Workplace Bill Press Conference in Boston Massachusetts July 7, 2012 (Video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85HKgP-dfyI
Healthy Workplace Bill Press Conference in New York April 30, 2012 (Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6pPe2gqGRI&feature=share
Civil Rights and Anti-Bullying Leadership Summit in Hartford Connecticut at the Legislators Building, August 9, 2012
**(Neal W. Dias – fast forward to 02:41:56 – 02:56:09)**
http://ct-n.com/ondemand.asp?ID=8061
National Workplace Bullying Press Conference in Washington DC October 15th 2012
http://youtu.be/bid5DK97rq8
http://www.workplacebullying.org/2012/10/21/npc-dias/
Huffington Post Article:
Title: Verizon: Plenty Of Good Middle Class Jobs But Would You Want To Work There?
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/09/14/verizon-plenty-of-good-middle-class-jobs-but-would-you-want-to/