The plan is to work every one till they physically can't and then there will be consequences. I can not believe no time-off requests. U are under martial law@Verizon, call HR. But all jokes aside, the last, best contract offer will have the Union... — read more 

O I come from manahatta Im a lazy Union Guy Those durn kids laughed at go90 McAdams don't you cry! Lola McAdams.... gurl don't you cry for me Im a marchin on the picket line with a banjo on my kneee!

Hello - I work for a bank that's going through layoffs so I've been spending a ton of time on this site. I have a non-layoff related question. Anyhow, I live in So-Cal and my FIOS was transferred from Verzion to Frontier. I love FIOS and I thought it... — read more 

Seems union major share holder maybe execs should worry about their jobs .

What do you think about this strike? It seems the sticking points do not relate to your job functions directly. You don't have the no layoff clause and headcount has already been gutted since being pulled in(not voting in), 7.5% is not great but is... — read more 

As a non-union craft person I have worked my normal shift since the strike began; every day I have worked with the EWA personnel in the field, at the frame, dispatch, MCO and fielded phone calls from centers asking for help. Every EWA I have worked... — read more 

http://www.infowars.com/detroit-teachers-walk-out-over-lack-of-pay/

How's that phone call home tonight, from that Hotel room with all today's good new's?

We are gonna need you guys to go ahead and come in on Saturday.. kay? Oh and we are gonna need you guys to go ahead and come in Sunday too. Oh and I almost forgot, we are gonna need you guys to go ahead and come in every day till August kay? Thanks... — read more 

Looks like recent discussion is around the email from Mudge. I've been digesting this today and reconciling life until 6/30 and what is about to transpire. Perhaps this a ploy to force those out in the field to cross. The bargaining agreement was... — read more 

will you be in my "crew"?

Greedy air traffic controllers Union was going to cripple air traffic in the US. Reagan said come back to work or be fired. He fired all who did not come back. I stood next to one of the clowns at the Carnegie unemployment office back in the 80's... — read more 

Way to go! Go CWA!

I keep reading about all these replacement workers that are going to heroicly swoop in and take our jobs from us. So if I got this right, these new hires are going to be able to come out and maintain this plant with no experience, no knowledge of the... — read more 

Team, As we enter the fourth week of the strike, we’d like to provide an important status update on labor negotiations and our ongoing business continuity plan. For more than ten months, we’ve worked to negotiate a new labor agreement that provides... — read more 

Just finished another long day sailing my boats and riding my motorcycles. I have 3 Boats, my biggest boat is called The FIOS Flagger. Sometimes I ride my smallest motorcycle around on the deck. I pick up trashy women to do navel shots of tequila off... — read more 

Union members are worried about proposals to outsource call center jobs to Mexico and the Philippines, increase the use of non-union contractor installers, and allow employee transfers to other cities for up to two months at a time. “Wages and... — read more 

I've been interested in hearing what regular non-Verizon employees and non-Union people have been saying. Most don't know any of the details but corporate greed resonates with the customers, who like the product but don't like paying the equivalent... — read more 

Sample Annual base salary - $84,000 or $7,000 per month (not including OT) Month 1 strike lost wages - $7,000 (not including OT) 7.5% raise in offer - $6,300 Financially, already in the hole if contract is signed in the first month, which it won't... — read more 

Seems to me the company really needs to get this done between those dates. Yahoo sale. Me and everyone I work with can wait it out. Screw the true non management scabs. Welcome to hell on earth.

There is No way out of your current EWA, You will be here this summer, that's all but for sure now. There is no credible plan to replace you. You have been picked to Break the Union...It's your job to do that, Good Luck. And if they lied to you now... — read more 

Well, sh1t. We sure didn't see that Mudge email coming here at SQF HQ.... Frankly, my Squirrelites, we over played our hand. In all honestly we were making this up as we stumbled along. We figured when we unleashed the squirrels and all that peanut... — read more 

Based on the last best final offer from Verizon, the company stipulated that "We have offered to withdraw the proposal for Temporary Assignment in Another State altogether if we reach a ratified agreement by May 20, 2016"

Hiring 39,000 contractors to replace CWA workers, huh? Yeah, getting unemployment will be a piece of cake.

Relocation required to southern U.S. Wall building skills a plus.

Best part is that in NY, it is a closed shop. Lol. We will be here as long as wireline is. Hopefully they sell sooner than later. Keep hoping you shills from inside. You can't stop us!

...croaking about the 2nd quarter numbers and BOD not letting the strike affect the bottom line were full of sh!t as usual. The Mudge email put those pitiful, grasping hopes to bed. In other news, Christina Shelton just filled his adult diaper.

If this continues to happen there won be a business to sell.

This is going to last awhile.

We just have to hang in there until January 16th 2017 when Bernie is sworn into office.

The Union has managed to screw up the lives of almost the entire Verizon Wireline company. The EWA and CWA people are all SOL. The CWA are for all practical purposes unemployed. The EWA are living a life of complete hell until they can get back to... — read more 

Have union workers ever heard of outsourcing? I wish the union employees would shut up and go back to work. Be happy you have a job.

Is also the worst part: Anonymity.