Stance: contractors will take months to get trained and up to speed Reality: many of these contractors are retired techs. Almost all have experience and if it does somehow take months to get to speed, it's the same amount of time you guys are... — read more 

http://www.indeed.com/cmp/Telforce-Group/jobs/Cable-Splicer-Technician-213eb695a0dc27c2?q=lineman+verizon

Union should be insisting on 4 or 5 year contract.

Remember you have 60 days from may 1st to get cobra insurance if necessary.

Just drove past two wireless stores, no one picketing. Yesterday there were 2 people in front of the Wireless store on Route 23 North in Butler, today there is no one there but paying customers. Passed twice today while running errands, guess they... — read more 

If both sides have reasonable requests and demands, why not agree to mediation? Sure seems better than losing a bunch of money, health risk with no insurance and disconnecting customers that ultimately pay the bills. Not wanting a mediator would... — read more 

What is a Union? If you can't agree to the terms of your union, resign. Others can stay. Union leaders have one duty and they are fulfilling it ;Bargain in Good Faith. Its for your future and future of your kids and grand kids. This company has been... — read more 

All too often, management likes to stir the pot in contract negotiations by putting their so-called “final offer” on the table. With this type of proposal, the Management team is implying that the bargaining process is at an end. They may even add... — read more 

That only implies there were prior best and finals. So why would anyone think it's really the last? Poor choice of words by a PR approved statement.

Vz has made it clear over and over that the vzw contract is non negotiable and the union looks to be striking until they somehow change their mind. It will be interesting to see how you will all fare giving up your pay and benefits, as well as a very... — read more 

Take a minute and read this. Realize that Verizon's offer, just like the last two contracts were, is a small step backward. Our leaders have been and will continue to sell us out. Getting us to strike long enough to pay for any "gains" with our lost... — read more 

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/29/verizon-sticks-it-to-its-workers-because-45-billion-isnt-enough/

The failure of the Union heads to resolve this matter is going to cause a lot if hardships on its members, most of which did not really want to walk anyway. How is that income going to ever be made up? The answer is that it won't, just like the... — read more 

Feel the Bern on the picket line! Feel the Bern in your checking account this week.. Feel the Bern in the unemployment line next month... Feel the Bern in the welfare line in August......

http://youtu.be/kSj6y543obM

https://www.unionfacts.com/employees/Communications_Workers_of_America

It's really quite simple math. The Union is dependent on the dues it collects. If the workers are not working then the dues are not being collected, and if there is a lock out, that is bad for the Union...in the long run.

Its been over a week now since the passing of Prince and STILL no word coming from the Frankie Muniz camp. Not even a peep. All the major players in Hollywood have shared their favorite Prince moments or stories. Yet Frankie Muniz is being... — read more 

just remember that we'll be here to comment as you cry about being unfairly rif'd in the next month or two. Just as back in December, the big difference is that we'll be back on the job with a good contract that we fought for and won. You on the... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLBMdemfpio&feature=youtu.be

No insurance, mortage due, truck payments due and your gonna get rif'd DUMBASS............ Thanks DAD!!! for putting us on the street.

The Implementation After Impasse Strategy Generally, once an employer believes that the parties are at an impasse, it will present its last, best and final offer to the union. An employer should elicit from the union whether or not it will recommend... — read more 

Say it Say it isn't so Say it Say it isn't so Say it isn't so painful to tell me that you're dissatisfied Last time I asked you I really got a lame excuse I know that you lied Now wicked things can happen you see 'em goin' down in war But when you... — read more 

Might also be that I was short 3 days of pay last week and can't afford to get double cheese and pepperoni on my pizza anymore. On a good note I can look down and see the tip of my dick sticking out from under my belly for the first time in 15 years.

I'm non union and got 12% increase just this year based on my performance. I've always got over 7% a year for the last 15 Years. Are Unions just for lazy non performers that want guaranteed raises for not being the best? If you are guaranteed... — read more 

MORONS!!!

They still get their usual paycheck and this strike does nothing but give them their five minutes of fame. If they were doing anything worth a crap there would have been more than one discussion since this strike started. We can blame it on the... — read more 

I'm no longer in the industry but was a card carrying proud member of the CWA. I paid my monthly dues. I went on strike. I wore red. I lost my job. The union masters at the top traded 30 call center jobs in "negotiations" to save 5 IR jobs. I took it... — read more 

All they care about is that some kid took a bong hit and another can't cook.

Panhandling. Relying on the deep pockets of others is a long union tradition. Instead of shaking down a company, shake down a passerby. Multi Level Marketing company. Amway, 31, Tupperware, etc. Turn a small initial investment into a repeat sales... — read more 

A two year contract means we do all this again in two years. Maybe at that point the timing will be better for Verizon! (or whoever else we may be working for) Forced transfers now only to a state where you can "drive home" after work? Well that was... — read more 

Come back to work, and accept mediation. as long as you are the old contract.

Apr 28, 2016 Today, Verizon presented what it described as its “last, best, and final offer” to your bargaining teams in Philadelphia and Westchester. Unfortunately, their “last and best” was little more than the “same old bullshit.” Here’s what they... — read more 

Well fellow valued members, we won. Here's what we forced the company to agree to: You lazy, insignificant, non-unique, worthless, pole-smoking dipshits, will go back to the jobs that YOU APPLIED FOR AND NOBODY FORCED YOU TO TAKE in exhchange for a... — read more 

Verizon has done it again! A beautiful played move to try and break the Union. Releasing these Last and "best" prerecorded videos with obviously no intentions of negotiating, on the eve of the expiration of 39,000 medical benefits. This is planned... — read more 

I support the union's stance if you are not satisfied with the offer. I've looked through the stand up to Verizon site but I don't see specifically what a satisfactory negotiated offer would be. What specifically are your non-negotiables? I don't... — read more