Topics regarding layoffs at Verizon Communications Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at Verizon Communications Inc.

They took my Bucket Truck away!!!

They took our bucket trucks away because some knuckle head drove through a low over hang and damaged a building and truck. To make matters worse I drove away not knowing that I hit anything at all. HAHAHA I still get to keep my job and the cash it... — read more 

VERIZON WORKERS HAVE THE BETTER ARGUMENT

We’ve looked at the Verizon (stock symbol VZ) situation for a few weeks now and read statements by both the company and its union. An examination of Verizon’s latest 10-Q SEC filing does not support the company’s position, that financial stress... — read more 

EWA - Union

Let's take walking off our job, quitting or anything that will risk our careers off the table. Is there anything us EWA's out in the field can realisticly do to support the union tech's? It is in all our best interest to have this thing over with... — read more 

Unions: An outside perspective

EWA wife here. My husband is currently assigned to a field position in the north, which means he has a front row seat in this circus. Strikers chanting in circles, jumping in front of company vehicles and claiming intent, mobile picketing, and field... — read more 

Stop with the "craft" and "experience" garbage

All of us have seen you and your coworkers "work" and it's deplorable. The COs have not been mined out for disconnects in what seems like years! We already wrote a new tool to aid us mining them out and have done more work than the pros. Cross boxes... — read more 

Phony posts from company trolls

Dear company trolls, Your phony posts ain't fooling a soul. Those few that crossed the picket line down in the right to work states are all that are going to! In NYC, Washington DC and Philly people don't cross !!! The executives need to hire smarter... — read more 

What does this amount to?

Union brothers & sisters hang in there. This is getting long & stupid, sometimes it appears that nobody cares about us. It's a Topsy turvy world and maybe the problems of a union don't amount to a hill of beans, But this is our hill. And these are... — read more 

Easy Money to Be Made My Brothers and Sisters....

Canceled my Verizon fios services, switched to Comcast and have made over $3,000 from their referral program. Now that's what I call a win, win. Join us on the campaign trail, "Feel the Churn 2016!"

Bargaining or Impasse Formality?

There is perception out there that this entire meeting in DC is for show and the final piece before impasse is officially declared. EWA is held hostage and union members probably feel the same. There is already a very structured and detailed plan for... — read more 

Verizon will hire

Hey union Verizon is almost at the point where they can start hiring you might be angry but how angry will you be without a job. besides with taxes and union dues you think your paycheck will be bigger what will happen is the union will raise dues to... — read more 

Cousin Eddie

When I hear union my mind automatically goes to Cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation.

WTF is wrong here

Seriously, i understand that anti-union sentiment exists, but on this site it is overly portrayed. I am union and work with many managers on a regular basis. We stand up for what we need, sorry we cant stand up for you 1st levels that need it to, but... — read more 

In the news!!

Verizon To Dump 6,000 Jobs (Mark Davis) Verizon may be laying off as many as 6,000 employees as rival Sprint culls its payroll, according to a Wall Street analyst. Jeffrey Kvaal, with Nomura Securities International, wrote in a note to clients that... — read more 

Copper is dead, says who?

http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/16/technology/gfast-internet-speeds/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_NewsAndBuzz_pool only fools like vz and att would kill off a network to prove their pe--s is bigger

India

How many jobs are going to India? The Unions have exposed the lies the company told about the philippines. What lies do you think are being told to us? We can sit here and complain, but we all know we will lose our jobs to India.

Hey Union AHOLES - We won't forget you

We will never forget the hatred and humiliation and classes way you treated us. You Aholes will pay. May take a month, or it may take a year. You better be looking over your shoulder every day. On slip, and your gone. You'll wish for pre April 13th -... — read more 

Switched

I have been with Verizon for 6 years and just thought I was happy with my service. We decided to switch to a new provider and have to admit that I'm impressed with Sprint. The salespeople know their devices and equipment as well as saved me over... — read more 

best poster on here

What happened to "jerbs" That guy was really funny! and a lil humor on this page is needed. Did the admins ban him too? bring back our jerbs lol //////

What happens with internships?

If this goes till June? "Hi, welcome to your summer of 2016 Finance Leadership internship. Tomorrow we will begin pole climbing traing."

This Will Not Be Over Any Time Soon, Union In No Hurry, With Unemployment Kicking In. Company On The Ropes, And Union Knows It.

The Union is in no hurry to end this without the deal they want now, and the company knows this, The company is now trying to get out of these negotiations with there shirts still on. Something has changed, and what has changed, is the company's Work... — read more 

Future of Verizon

VZ has the chance to really move into not just a telecomm giant, but they have the means to in tech as well. I think Lowell and Co. need to be shown the door soon after this ends and get fresh young blood in. These guys are too old school. It's... — read more 

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