We're entering into our sixth week at this point," Shammo said. "All I can say is that we're at the mediation table after the Secretary of Labor called the leadership down to Washington, D.C. on Sunday and they agreed to go to federal mediation, but at this point we're not allowed to talk about any of that."
Shammo added "that's a good sign to make some progress."
As the strike continues, a key concern remains about how Verizon is handling new consumer and business orders for FiOS and other services.
Right now, Verizon's management team and replacement workers have been focused on conducting network maintenance and repair and we would like them to start doing installations. However, they really suck at everything.