Dear TBI Friend and Supporter,

Over a year ago technicians at a Brooklyn Cablevision location overwhelmingly voted to join the Communications Workers of America, but they are still waiting for a fair contract. Why? Cablevision CEO James Dolan and his company have refused to bargain in good faith.

Not only does Dolan control one of the largest cable companies in New York City, he also owns the largest arena in Manhattan – Madison Square Garden. The NBA has announced that the 2015 All-Star game will be held in New York, either at Madison Square Garden or the Brooklyn-based Barclays Center.

We need your help: the NBA shouldn’t reward a union-buster with an event like the All-Star Game. Sign this petition to urge the NBA to hold the game at Barclays Center, not Dolan-owned Madison Square Garden.

As part of their anti-union campaign, Dolan and Cablevision gave everyone at the company a raise except the Brooklyn technicians. Later, Cablevision fired 22 workers who attempted to use the company’s open door policy to discuss the stalled contract negotiations. He refuses to pay these technicians fairly for their work, but last year he paid himself $11.45 million – nearly as much as all the Brooklyn techs combined.

Please step up and help us make sure James Dolan and his union-busting company do not get rewarded for their behavior.

Sign the petition here.

Bertha Lewis President & Founder The Black Institute http://www.theblackinstitute.org/