Thread regarding Verizon Communications Inc. layoffs

@bx sorry just saying tough bargaining ahead.I would think frontier acquisition does complicate issues for the company,they could extend a year I suppose .Frontier expires August 7, 2027

@bs you’re making no sense.

@bd anything we can do to bust the union. RTO will certainly get it done. Afterwards then Replace techs.

@ap that has changed.read the fine print due to this event
In the fourth quarter of 2023, Verizon announced a $5.8 billion write-down of its Business unit, primarily due to the declining value of its wireline business.
Reason why they no longer can just extend current terms . An extension won't happen this time around . Union can't walk.The will be so tough bargaining this time around.
Good luck to all .

1996-1997 were the bottom of the barrel - entitled bunch.

@at although numerous, your given reason is not one of the many reasons that L.M. was, is, and forever will be, despised by many - even outside his immediate family, IMO.

Office workers can be outsourced, but way off on the 2nd part. Clueless contractors have no chance. Just toss someone out to do FIOS? Yeah... That'll go just swell. even copper is impossible when if you have less than 2 years in a particular county. They'd be as clueless are you are when you post utter nothingness.

The company holds all the cards. All calls can be outsourced. There’s a lot of vendors to do tech work. Em0loyees should be happy with whatever they get. And WFH, made this all possible. Thanks entitled call center representatives!!

The layoff happened under Seidenberg.

And that layoff is why the union hates the company. All unnecessary Drama from our friend Lowell.

Also there was a layoff but the union sued and they were rehired.

@ac there’s a no LAYOFF CLAUSE that’s been in the contract since 2003.

I am flabbergasted that precisely NONE of these hires were laid off in the ensuing dot-com bust. Management, union, non-union shills are all still here 😭