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Verizon Strike Update: 40K on Strike and What it Means
Yesterday, nearly 40,000 brave working people from Massachusetts to Virginia went on strike to protect good jobs and ensure quality service. It is the largest national strike in recent years.
CWA Statement on Verizon CEO's Attack on Working People
Lowell McAdam's economic and moral theories are completely hollow, and his name-calling of Senator Sanders is another example of Verizon's boundless arrogance and greed.
Elected and Community Leaders to Join Verizon Strikers in Brooklyn, Long Island and Newark
Elected leaders and supporters from across the Tri-State area are rallying with striking Verizon workers at three picket lines at noon today. Before striking, Verizon workers had tried for ten months to reach fair agreement with the telecom giant, but the company has continued to insist on extreme cutbacks that would devastate workers’ families.
Verizon Workers to Strike to Save Good Jobs and Ensure Quality Service for Customers
After ten months trying to reach a fair contract, nearly 40,000 Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Virginia will be walking off the job at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. The Verizon strike will be by far the largest work stoppage in the country in recent years
Verizon Strike Update
With Verizon executives refusing to give up demands on offshoring jobs and other devastating cuts, nearly 40,000 Verizon workers are preparing to go on strike on Wednesday at 6:00 am.