Obama and Hilary are on our side, no need to worry, How he decided to intervene, and what it says about ... which relegated her to "doing rinky-dink do-gooder stuff," i

Po' Ed Mooney has to hide his conference call from the rest of the world. Grow a set ED.

Union got outmaneuvered by VZ and its LBFO and is now stuck with no moves, so they will just repeat the same sorry old taglines with nothing new to report, except that the DOL slapped the union's hand for failure to negotiate in good faith. So... — read more 

Last, Best, Final...This week we are going to hear the words Impasse...Mediation...Lockout. We are also going to see these drop dead dates like June , July, etc...All these words, and dates are used in bargaining negotiations to place fear in the... — read more 

Does anyone have any information about this call?

Anticipation is making me wait... Union vs Company ... Vegas odds are taking VZ.... Stock not wobbling - The complaints are pretty much the same before the strike happened. LL troubles don't matter unless its a medical emergency - Hicaps and DSL... — read more 

Late afternoon, early evening, note the incoherent rhetoric from "union" employees late in the day. There is a reason for that (Facebook theories put to test here). It's sad; however, true. It is plainly obvious. I wonder how many union folks had to... — read more 

May 20 huge date. Is this for show or are the parties serious about getting a contract done?

http://downdetector.com/status/verizon-communications/map/

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/05/striking_verizon_workers_could_receive_nj_unemploy.html

Looks like VZ is starting the week off bad. Federal Government has told them to play nice. Based on the tone from Mudge they are in the hook and this is now in court of public opinion. They now have competition on the Yahoo deal. Do you come back to... — read more 

With the largest strike in recent history now in its second month, U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez has intervened to convene negotiations between CWA, IBEW and Verizon’s CEO. Meanwhile, the dangerous conduct of Verizon’s temporary replacement workers... — read more 

Just how Drunk does an EWA member have to be to show up for work, and hit a pedestrian AND Police Officer at 8:20 AM! God Bless Our Customers.

I think for everyone bargaining negotiations should be televised that way everyone can see the results and attitudes why hide behind closed doors

I gots my Hip Hop nigga music blasting and can't hear a single obscenity your yelling! Just thought I'd share that since your voice may be important when a contract is finalized and you get ur fat assback on the phones!

My guess is the company will not cave in to any changes. No movement will be made. Anyone else?

what else they need? even get RIFed , happy !!

The company already has the ability to move people.. The problem is how they actually do it. Its almost always a last minute notice, like we need to know by the end of the day. They never have answers.. how long will it be, etc? Its always we dont... — read more 

Rumor has it the meeting call by the Labor Secretary between the IBEW/CWA presidents and Lowell was a last attempt for the Union leadership to save face. Vz is willling to back off a few of the items (30 year freeze and some medical items) and the... — read more 

It's a place where you must go or risk termination. It is far from home, involves long shifts, and you rarely get a decent break. The harder you try to perform, the stronger the resentment and animosity toward you becomes, including family... — read more 

The local picketing spot was down to 3 today. Did all the others cross?

You do realize you've already given up more in pay and benefits than you'll ever earn back in any conceivable settlement, right? It only gets worse from here, especially if you lose your jobs permanently. I feel for you folks...your Union has mislead... — read more 

especially since they voluntarily abandoned their jobs.

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/contribute-to-the-cwa-ibew-solidarity-fund

I did a double take on the article headline: "Verizon strike: CWA officials call New York cops against WSWS reporters"

Does anyone have any info about today's call?

In 2012, Verizon chief financial officer Fran Shammo laid out the company's long-term scheme to investors: "The fact of the matter is Wireline capital -- and I won't get the number but it's pretty substantial -- is being spent on the Wireline side of... — read more 

More information that is being held back by Verizon. Keeping the employees in the dark , afraid of dissention in the EWA group? Or was it the spin they would have to endure ?

Think about it, the company basically input a threat in that offer. Stating they would take out the transferring of jobs all over footprint and give job security if they signed contract by the 20th. That has to be against NLRB laws of negotiating in... — read more 

Now that the Dept. of Labor is forcing the union to get serious about bargaining and stop wasting time, the union will accept that they've lost and take either the LBFO or the mediation offer before the deadline of 5/20. My money's on the LBFO.

You just signed up a thousand contractors with a guarantee of 360 hours pay no matter what. Now you are going to sign a new deal with the union and pay these contractors 9 weeks of pay (who are in class tomorrow) for doing nothing. Can you piss any... — read more 

No surprise here. Vz wanted mediation first now they turned to the dept of labor They can't close the deal and buy yahoo for billions while there is a labor dispute. How does it look when your vz stores are being picketed and the new signs say "8... — read more 

I am fortunate to have worked for a company for 34 years that had pay and benefits similar to Verizon. Now retired and collecting a pension from same company. The newer employees no longer are offered a pension.... only a 401k . The corporate ceo and... — read more 

We finally get a little good news a ray of hope and how do some people act like immature children with nasty comments please grow up this has been a hard time for everyone maybe we can get our lives back now. neither side has been faultless in this... — read more 

One day longer one day stronger!! Get riffed!

BTW...did you figure out how to get that ONT open yet?

WESTBORO (CBS) — Police arrested a Verizon replacement EWA worker who they say drunkenly drove into a picketer and an officer Thursday morning. George Pulling, 55, of Naples, Florida, was charged with two counts of assault and battery with a... — read more