To all Verizon employees (past and present),
Over the last few months have been crazy ever since I posted my blog page (justicefor7.wordpress.com) and opened a Facebook (Verizon Raped My Family) about Verizon.
First I would like to thank everyone for the support, comments and feedback. You cannot imagine the endless emails, hits to the blog page and calls that I have received. I had the opportunity to communicate with so many people from all over the country. I have heard so many stories mainly about Verizon but from other companies as well.
Before I explain why I am writing this letter, as promised I will provide you all with an update to my Federal case against Verizon.
I am still waiting for the judge to provide us with an oral argument. We completed our summary judgment which is an argument that states why I deserve a trial. Verizon also filed stating why I did not deserve a trial, and that my case should be thrown out.
I originally won in summary judgment in early 2011 and was granted a trial already by my previous judge that would have begun sometime in October 2011, but then she decided to retire to teach at Harvard. We were forced to go through summary judgment again, as was assigned a new judge to my case.
So this is the hold up, as we are waiting for a decision from my new judge? I pray that once again my family has the opportunity to finally seek justice and my story needs to be heard. This February marks 8 years I have been fighting Verizon seeing justice, and I refuse to quit!
As soon as I hear something I will contact all of you. Because I do not write often on facebook or my blog page, does not mean I forgot all of you, I have not. I will write when it is important.
Now to my reasoning to why I want to contact all of you today. There have been over 7,000 hits to my blog page, in just a few months “justicefor7.wordpress.com,” numerous calls to my cell phone, and letters to my email addresses.
I am happy to let you all k now that I have helped several Verizon employees past and present file initial complaint in process of a suit against Verizon. I have also helped others by providing their attorneys with vital information they needed to make additional complaints against Verizon in suits that are in progress. I have also helped to get other Verizon employees, and their attorneys make contact to work together on cases against Verizon, so this is all great stuff.
This would have never happened unless I had express the disgust in which my family, and I have had to endure. This would have never happened if you all did not tell your friends and family about my story and passed it on, so thank you for that – keep up the great work!
Some of you have been advised by Verizon management that you cannot talk about my story while on company property, do not listen to them. This is your constitutional right to express you voice and opinion. Do not let Verizon suppress the truth of injustice and continued abuse.
Today I am writing you as the next stage of this fight is on. I have been contacted by so many, seeking a “Class Action Suit” against Verizon. This suit is for abusive misconduct, discrimination, harassment, racism, unethical behavior and just about any unethical violation that Verizon has bestowed upon their employees past and present. If you were forced to retire because of the abuse, this may also be apart of the class action suit. If they have forced you into seeking medical treatment, this is for you.
What is needed initially is:
- Your story in simple terms, later when their will be a sit down or conversation over the phone, you can get in greater detail when speaking to the investigators or attorneys.
- Your contact information.
- What state you live in?
- What you did or do at Verizon.
- How many years you had or have in the company.
- If you retired and when.
- Management or union?
This information will only be transferred to a law firm, and will not be put out for any personal use.
There will be other information asked of you later, this is just the beginning.
Just for you to know, I am or will not be apart of this Class Action Law Suit as I am already in Federal Court with my own suit. I will head the action of this Class Action Suit process for all of you as the coordinator. Once I get all the initial information and employees’ stories over the next few months, I will transfer them to the attorney / attorney’s that will Head the Class Action Suit Against Verizon, then you will be personally notified.
Please email the information to my personal email address:Fightingfor7years@hotmail.com . If you have any questions, do not post them on facebook or on my blog page, Verizon is monitoring it. Just send it to my email address.
A start towards justice,
Neal W. Dias
Hi Neal,
I am happy to hear that you are keeping up the fight! Don’t let these bastards get the best of you, hang in there.
Your Friend in Hope for a fair Trial, Bob
Bob,
Thank you so much for the time you take to think of me, and give me hope. I am grateful for you, and many others that have been by my side.
Neal
Im thankful for the post.Really thank you! Awesome.
Lily,
I am thankful you took the time to read it, and respond to me. I am blessed.
Neal
Thank You for fighting for justice! You should be an attorney if not already one. We need someone like you fighting for equal rights! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
Jenna,
I am not an attorney, but I had no choice to learn somethings. Thank you, and God Bless you as well.
Neal
We wish to thank you yet again for the beautiful ideas you gave Jesse when preparing her post-graduate research in addition to, most importantly, with regard to providing many of the ideas within a blog post. If we had been aware of your web page a year ago, we would have been kept from the useless measures we were having to take. Thank you very much.
Darcy,
Thank you, for your kind message, and I am so happy that I helped Jesse. My story is often the reality of Corporate America. So many are afraid to make a stand because of all the right reasons, but you have to.
Tell Jesse, make a difference in life, and at the end he can say, “He added value to this world.”
Neal
Why does everybody love this topic so much? Just kidding. I have a blog about it too.
Hi Neal,
Its really say what this company has done to you. I feel i have been wronged by Verizon Wireless. I was a top seller in my region. I had no write-ups or no prior disciplenary actions against me. They fired me for taking a picture of the back of a customer’s head and posting it on facebook. I had no prior incidents with this company. Would i have a case against them or should i let sleeping dogs lay?
Jeff,
I have a lawyer working on a class action suit for Verizon employees. Email me at fightinfor7years@hotmail.com, so we can talk.
Neal
Way to Good Neal..! I heard in some of Fiber Solution Centers like the One in Oxnard CA a Lot employees taking FMLA stress/harrasment due to a bad management .
Or when the Verizon customers asking for Supervisor to escalate their issues They get transfer to speak with another agent …..The reals supervisors can’t handle these calls why…?
Yes lets talk about be up front and sincere with the customers.Thats a clear example Management lie to the Verizon customer and teach bad behaviors to their fellow employees.
Carlos,
Thank you, and you are so right!
Neal
I am having such a problem with Verizon Wireless as a customer. I had Friends and Family since July of 2010. Verizon charged me for an overage of close to $200. The number on my friends and family wasn’t counted as a Friends and Family number which is why I was charged an overage. However, it was an error and they won’t give me a credit. I have spoken to 2 customer service representatives who agree with me, but still haven’t been issued a credit. Once again, I called and today I was told that I never had Friends and Family during the time of the overage. I have a screen shot from my computer that shows I had friends and family. Does anyone have advice?
Charlene
Leave them!
Neal
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This site has lots of extremely helpful information on it. Cheers for helping me.
I really appreciate your work..Keep continuing this effort..
Yes – worked there for 28 years , most of the time spent as a first level manager. Constantly watched minority’s fast tracked up the ranks , and a lot of the time just because they were female or a particular ethnicity . Just grinned and bared it until I was asked to do 3 times as much as others in the same salary group . Took a good package ,plus Lump sum pension and fat 401K , stuck it all in the market at the bottom = X 4 the $$ 5 years later
And escaped Verizon…….