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Verizon: Strike would not slow FiOS
While Verizon employees handed out strike fliers in Washington, D.C., and a day after the Communications Workers of America described ongoing
CWA/IBEW flyer on DC streets: 'Your Verizon Service May be Affected'
Turning up the heat on Verizon, union members handed out CWA/IBEW-prepared fliers warning "Your Verizon Service May be Affected. **Customer
CWA: Verizon talks 'disappointingly slow'
The Communication Workers of America union, in a brief statement late Tuesday night, said negotiations with Verizon had recessed for the evening, and that the "pace of the negotiations is
CWA, IBEW, Verizon make progress on main issues
Verizon’s unions are reporting “slow but significant progress” in talks aimed at averting a strike by the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Verizon, unions extend talks, put off strike
Verizon Communications and the Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers unions agreed to extend negotiations just after midnight Saturday, and the unions
Verizon, CWA & IBEW prepare for strike, FiOS roll out threatened
With just over 24 hours to go before the current contract between Verizon and its unions--representing 65,000 members of the CWA and IBEW at the telco--expires at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, both sides are
What they're saying: Pro Verizon
A sampling of comments in support of Verizon from FierceTelecom readers:
Have fun striking without pay--you make what? Approximately $40/hr plus benefits with no more then a high school diploma and
What they're saying: Pro CWA & IBEW
A sampling of comments in support of the unions from FierceTelecom readers:
Fair negotiations? Let's see... make all retirees after 2009 pay for their medical insurance. No pension plan for new
Verizon unions: Get ready to take fight to the street
Unity@Verizon reports that although bargaining is ongoing, most major issues on a new contract remain unresolved and “we may soon be taking the fight to the street. Everyone should be
Verizon, CWA, IBEW contract witching hour draws nigh
As the witching hour nears for Verizon and its 65,000 CWA and IBEW workers, the unions are getting more vocal and are taking their fight public. Last weekend, several thousand Communications Workers
