Union protesters and others gathered in Albuquerque to protest Verizon’s annual shareholders meeting on Thursday and blocked traffic while holding a banner.
Andy Lyman
A protest outside a Verizon shareholder’s meeting blocks traffic in Albuquerque’s Old Town.
The meeting takes place at the Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town.
The protests was part of a national protest, stemming back to a contract dispute between the company and workers in the company’s landline phone, cable and internet businesses; the dispute does not include workers at cell phone locations.
The the Communications Workers of America represents the workers and is involved in the dispute against Verizon.
NM Political Report is present at the protests and will have a full report later in the day.
Here is video from reporter Andy Lyman from protesters risking arrest for blocking traffic on Rio Grande during the morning rush hour.
— Andy Lyman (@Anjreu) May 5, 2016
