April 23, 2015
Nation’s Largest Private Sector Union Calls on DOJ to Stop Merger Between Comcast and Time Warner
In letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, UFCW President Marc Perrone, citing impact on all hard-working families, calls on DOJ to oppose merger
via nbc news
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Marc Perrone, International President of the 1.3 million member United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday urging the U.S. Department of Justice to block the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable because of the negative impact the resulting company will have on working families’ much-needed access to affordable and reliable cable and Internet services. Perrone wrote his letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Renata Hesse, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.
“The UFCW strongly opposes the proposed $45 billion merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable. This merger will lead to higher costs, fewer choices and inadequate Internet service for our 1.3 million members and millions of hard-working families across the country.
“On behalf of our members, I have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice outlining why this merger will further hurt working and middle class Americans. As the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow, this merger will make Internet access less affordable to the very people who need it to get ahead. Stopping the merger between Comcast and Time Warner is in our country’s best interest, and the UFCW strongly urges the U.S. Department of Justice to protect Internet access for America’s working and middle class families. I call on federal regulators to unequivocally block Comcast’s proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable.”
A copy of UFCW President Perrone’s letter to the U.S. Department of Justice is linked here.
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