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Elected and Community Leaders to Join Verizon Strikers in Brooklyn, Long Island and Newark

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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 Strike Update

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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.

Verizon Workers Announce Strike Deadline of Wednesday, April 13th

Press Release

After trying for ten months to reach a fair contract, nearly 40,000 Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Virginia will go on strike at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13 if a fair agreement is not reached by then. The Verizon strike will be by far the largest work stoppage in the country in recent years.