“Are they going to be as good as our experienced technicians that are normally out there who have been doing this for years? No, of course not,” said Ray McConville, a Verizon spokesperson.
“Our technicians are best in the business. We’re looking to pay them accordingly in these negotiations. Hopefully the union leaders can step up and start bargaining seriously with us,” he said.
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