The rift dividing Verizon and the union workers resulted into a massive and nationwide strike and went global as well. It is irrefutable that Verizon has lost control not only on its operations but its profits as well.
http://www.itechpost.com/articles/18783/20160520/verizon-strike-update-tech-giant-loses-big-time-union-workers.htm
It's funny how everyone isn't affected by the strike and tells you how much money they make then in the same breath tell you how the company is screwing them, it sounds like somebody is not telling the truth, that or they don't know what the truth is unless the Union bosses tell them the truth..
"I can become king of your trailer park if I wanted."
Sorry I was reading this part of his comment. I hope your English mastery keeps you in the good graces of your Verizon masters. Good luck to you in the future.
"Lol your a loser!" it's actually "you're" a loser dumb@ss lol, sounds like those GEDs are getting easier to receive
HvQdRTC-1qce
Hey grammar police. From the look of his comment it is actually "your" not "you're". Lol. Wow you almost got him there.
@HvQdRTC-1gfi lol first off it's, "you're", and if working fast food makes you happy and takes care of your family, more power to you.
HvQdRTC-1bpw
You can call bullshit all you want. It doesn't mean it isn't true. Trust me when I tell you, I can sell my house here and buy a house cash down south and still have a couple hundred cash left over.
Well it's been nice talking with you future unemployed a--holes but I gotta get up for Work tomorrow, p.s. the b.a. that lives on my corner is never out striking, hope yours is.. I believe he's still getting paid for doing nothing,, like you used too
"how long is it going to take you to make up two months of lost wages and now no benefits"
I don't care about the two months pay. I have a good paying job that affords me the luxury of being able to save for a rainy day. It's a cost of doing business for me. Also my family of 4 are insured for a grand total of $49. No deductibles or co pays... I can hear you complaining more as I type. Lol. Just go to sleep before you have a heart attack. Loser
I'm calling bullshit
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Wahhhhhh, wahhhhhhh. Lol your a loser! Besides, if I lose my job, I will sell my house here, move down south, buy a house cash and work in mcdonalds as a fry guy and still be happier and better off than you. sh-- I can become king of your tailed park if I wanted. My skilless job, lazy attitude and uneducated union job has provided me and my family more than you can ever hope for. 😁 Keep complaining, maybe one day someone will give a sh--.
When you get sh-- canned you can take the McDonald's aptitude test, good luck ,and great decision to go on strike, how long is it going to take you to make up two months of lost wages and now no benefits, , you'll remember this when your unemployment runs out.. F---in inbreeds
@HvQdRTC-qtv because there's work to be done? Besides I make use of the time off I actually do get and use rather than walk in circles and scratch my ass
HvQdRTC-1ilz
"you should reassess your value to society"
Coming from a person who sits on the layoff website and bitches about other people's lot in life. Sounds like someone is a little bit jealous? Maybe it's you who should reassess your value to society. Doesn't seem to me that you are either compensated or respected enough. Lol. I can easily see that you are just a loser. Maybe once you realize and accept that fact you can finally start living your life and stop bitching about mine.
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You are only partially correct. The first test is a basic aptitude test. The secind test is far from a simple test. Please inform yourself before you type. You make yourself sound pretty stupid considering you claim to be smart. Out of the 100 people I took the test with only 34 passed. It's funny because I always tell the story of the stockbroker/banker who was bragging before the test how well he has done in life already and was just looking for a change. Guess who failed. You are just an uninformed, jealous douche who obviously doesn't perform as well as you think you do. After all merit is what rules the business world.
You were not forced to move. You made a choice and decided to stay in your job, and a requirement was to move to where the job was at. Such is life. Your other choice was to take a severance and find another job. You made your choice. Live with it
If all these test are so easy then why did verizon use the excuse of "we cant seem to hire enough qualified people" when they forced me to move accross state. 400mi? The job so good and tests are "so easy" they should have no problems filling positions right?
The telcom test is actually an aptitude test and has nothing to do with work ethic ,it's easier to pass that then a fudged piss test,so if that's what your basing your hard work on go back to the drawing board idiot, when the hardest part of your day is showing up on time and remembering bluebirds often get broken seeds, you should reassess your value to society
Lower doesn't care. He has his.
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Your an idiot. I still BUILD and REPAIR the plant EVERY DAY just like I did 20 years ago. You know nothing about the work we field techs do. I can tell you that 90% of the union workforce put in a full day of work. Yes there are bad apples but that's the same for management too. So please spare me this whole merit bullshit because you obviously DONT have what we union folk have. So if the "own merit" sh-- is true I guess that means you aren't as good as you think you are. So please stop hating and maybe study enough to pass the telecom test like every "stupid" union guy had to and come and join us instead of bitching all day.
First of all moron, if you have enough skills and you can stand on your own merit you don't need a bunch of equally lazy brothers to ultimately get each other out of trouble for Losey job proformance and sh--ty work skills so no I don't want what you brothers have.although the idea of getting paid for the work I did thirty years ago is pretty interesting.
Your post is full of it on many levels first of which is that you talk to executives. There is plenty of money in triple plays after the fiber buildout costs are recovered otherwise the cable companies would be out of business. Second, wireless is not the future except as an economic B grade means for your broadband solutions. Everyone wants fiber and the precious 5G network will never deliver the speeds they're promising.
The people who hate the union do so because misery loves company, They don't have what the union folks have. Therefor they are very jealous and very upset. Instead of standing up for themselves they take their daily beatings and lash out at everyone else other then their superiors.
So all this banter has taught me is that some union dude thinks he is owed royalties for lack of a better word for work he did 30 years ago. Smh
The Dep't of Labor is not going to let the parties drag this out, otherwise it looks like they've has failed and can't waive around a settlement at the Democratic National Convention.
It's true. Wireless is the future of VZ and they will dump Wireline and move the.company to Irving TX in a few years. There is no money to be made selling FIOS triple plays and they'll lease needed back haul on the Wireline network from the new owner to support IOT and other new Wireless initiatives. Execs I talk to say they expect the strike will go on for a long time.
@cmc - I really do not believe for one moment that McAdams care one way or the other if the Union gives in or not. He appears willing to ride this out; after all it is only wireline that is loosing and VZ core cares little about wireline. %7 of the overall profits is piddlin' change.
@gvc - Yep; the losses mean nothing to the Board or to Wall Street. They all want Wireline gone no matter what it takes. I don't think anyone would be surprised to find the Wireline is on the auction block or a buyer has been found. Chances are strong the buyer could do without the Union numbers and is willing to take a company with fewer Union members and some customer loss. They can work to get the customers back and use contractors in place of Union members.
Win-Win for Verizon and the buyer.
Funny how both sides think the other is about to give in any day. I bet this drags on all summer.
This company constantly does things that don't make sense.. How do you know their not giving in, have you been at the table. Spend some time here, they are counterproductive.
Kind of interesting that VZ willing to take on these big losses and shows no signs of giving in anytime soon. New EWAs and contractors being depkoyed daily. Gotta be some overarching reason otherwise doesn't make sense. I still think they have a buyer for Wireline and promised a certain outcome on the union contract as part of the sale.
Haters can hate, I'm getting mine.
They keep calling me a team member, is that not true. By the way, they will pay me, many hundreds of thousands.
Ohh you certainly deserve what you get, laid off would be appropriate, thinking you should still get paid for something you put in 30 years ago, correct me if I'm wrong but did you pay for the copper or did the company pay for the copper then your answer of who should be compensated will come to you, maybe you should go to your work truck and get some good sleep make the thought process a little easier for your slow moving brain
Without the wireline network you're either crippled or your wireless profits take a plunge after sale. Irrefutable fact. Sorry, wireless losers.
Everyone wants to bring me down to there level of compensation, get together and fight for something. I put equipment in 30 years ago still making money, we deserve what we get. Take a stand, demand of the company to reinstate your pension.
I didn't know you supplied Verizon payroll.
@yiw...Why in the world would you forgo vacation time? Man that lol aid must be strong in BR. Typical mindset of a su k ass
For the foreseeable future but not tomorrow,, I see who the idiot is
HvQdRTC-akb
Hey idiot, we are STILL building it and fixing it. I have a different block to do every week and work down the line for the foreseeable future. I don't know where you are from but in nyc we are busy everyday. I goto work and they pay me to do it. Just like everybody else in Vz. So please spare us your ignorance. You people make me laugh with your insinuations and allegations. You don't know sh-- about what I or any other union member does every day. Quit your bitchin!!!
I'm not hating on the Union, but we get matching 401ks, really good health care, and most don't even need to take 2 weeks of a vacation... these are facts
Exactly, I don't want to pay anybody 5 weeks vacation, matching 401ks and retirement to watch TV mabey if you f---tards went to school and got an education ID have a little more tolerance but to watch you sleep in your truck and cry like a bitch because you undereducated asshas to pay into there benefits, you can all suck my ass..