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39,000 Verizon Workers Go on Strike
2016-04-15 23:38:48| IT Services - Topix.net
About 39,000 Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast walked off the job Wednesday morning after little progress in negotiations since their contract expired nearly eight months ago. The workers, members of two unions -- the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers -- represent installers, customer service employees, repairmen and other service workers in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., for Verizon's wireline business, which provides fixed-line phone services and FiOS Internet service.
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Westchester Verizon Workers Join Massive East Coast Strike
2016-04-14 03:03:02| IT Services - Topix.net
The nation's largest strike in recent memory is now underway as a union representing about 40,000 Verizon line workers was unable to reach an agreement with the broadband and telecommunications giant. About 1,500 unionized Verizon line workers, installers, customer service representatives and repairmen are affected in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties.
40,000 Verizon workers go on strike
2016-04-13 19:43:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
On Wednesday, 40,000 Verizon workers across six US states went on strike after contract negotiations failed to produce a settlement.
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Westchester Verizon Workers Join Massive East Coast Strike
2016-04-13 17:49:32| Telecom - Topix.net
The nation's largest strike in recent memory is now underway as a union representing about 40,000 Verizon line workers was unable to reach an agreement with the broadband and telecommunications giant. About 1,500 unionized Verizon line workers, installers, customer service representatives and repairmen are affected in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties.
36,000 Verizon workers go on strike
2016-04-13 14:38:31| Wireless - Topix.net
This is the largest strike in the United States since Verizon workers last walked off the job in 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That strike involved 45,000 workers.
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