Thread regarding Verizon Communications Inc. layoffs

ACA is law and you must carry appropriate health insurance or face a tax penalty each month you go without. Subsidies are available for the Obama Care Bronze package, but they base thing on the tax return that you just filed. Elections do have consequences. Thanks for the votes. Yours in Unison, Barry Soetoro

Keep the information coming. Our Union is not telling us ANYTHING!

"No non-emergency medical care will be covered". Followed by "CWA has your back". Oxymoron if I ever saw one.

VZ has great union health benefits. Compare the benefits you receive right now to any other corporation and it's obvious the union has it unbelievable. Y'all need to open your eyes before you get sick and have to pay thousands.

They manage your pensions,

The company manages the pension. Hence the reason the company wants out of that business.

Please educate yourself.

@eny Know your facts before you post them. No unemployment in Pennsylvania or Maryland. Your on strike you didn't get let go.

My father-in-law use Obama care. It is not cheap at all.

At 60 Days they can get umemployment.

Are you union folks seriously ready to go in months without paycheck and health benefit?. Obamacare is not even close to health insurance from Verizon

Just curious and hope this will not last more than some weeks. I have not heard any update for talk..maks me worry

Can easily amount from 1200 to 1500

Get obama care, while out of the job

The average Cobra plan for family of 4 is roughly $1300 a month

To Cvc,

With Bernie at the helm, everyone will be taking advantage of the local free health clinic. You will join along with his contingency of illegal workers that he is backing. Eventually, they will take your role for the $15 minimum wage that he also supports. Right now, he has no idea what VZ Union people make, he will be appalled when he finds out that burger flippers make $8/hr and wire splicers make $35+/hr. You are all the same to him.

How much will insurance cost with COBRA?

They don't manage our pe--son... Where do you get your info????

IBEW is not covering us for medical.

Why doesn't the CWA just start providing health care to it's members? They manage your pensions, why not let them manage your health insurance as well? Why piss around with your employer? Help sever the noose you think is around your neck...

The CWA will cover us for how long? A month? A year? I don't think verizon is ever going to cave on any of their demands. They are already bringing in replacements.

Even if and I do mean IF the CWA decides to pay for your kid's injury after the end of the month. And may God forbid anyone's kid gets hurt of course, treatment will be at the local free clinic as no private doctor or hospital will let you in the door without insurance. I don't seem how any responsible parent would put their family at risk like this.