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Standing Strong at Verizon, Then and Now

In 2015, workers at Verizon East are bargaining for a new contract.

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CWAers from Local 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1108, 1109 and 1120 filled the streets outside Verizon headquarters in New York City, marking the 25th anniversary of the return to work following a 17-week strike in 1989 at NYNEX, the corporation that became Verizon. In 2015, workers at Verizon East are bargaining for a new contract.

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