Please report immediately. ASAP.
Easy There Everyone
Before everyone goes off of pure speculation, why don't you wait until a real report is made
Installs and new orders have significantly dropped...cannot get those customer back.....Shammo
From Fierce Telecom: "Our installs and new orders have significantly dropped," Shammo said. "Maybe over the last week and a half we just started to do some initial installs and new orders." If Verizon is able to come to an agreement with the unions... — read more
7 Comcast trucks on my street today doing installs for former Verizon customers.
Churrrrrrrrrrnnnnnn!!! Big Rock!!! These must be the staples of the new and improved "Credo."
How do people know this is ending, any proof?
or more trolling?
Great Job Brothers & Sisters!
No yard signs needed.
The only question is how much longer the company will bleed before tapping out.
Since Shammo all but admitted defeat earlier today it wouldn't surprise me. The only question is how much longer the company will bleed before tapping out. They tried to break the Union, had years to prepare for it, and failed miserably. All top... — read more
Verizon Union Declares Victory - https://twitter.com/thelayoff
https://twitter.com/thelayoff
Know someone who needs work? http://i.imgur.com/UAkfgAK.png
Temporary replacements are needed to help serve our customers during the strike in DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA and VA. Temp technicians will receive one week of training, great pay and the opportunity to make a difference for our Verizon customers. Apply... — read more
UNION VICTORY WITHIN REACH! STAY STRONG. ONE DAY LONGER , ONE DAY STRONGER! AND I MEAN STRONGER!
All those Union haters sit back and wait for your RIF. Like lambs to slaughter. The Union will not be denied. United We Stand!
Just heard that there is a call / announcement of some sort regarding the strike later this afternoon
Has anyone heard anything about this?
You Need a Job? Over 200 Verizon Union Jobs Available! Apply Today!
http://www.verizon.com/tempjob
Lowell dropped the ball
2nd Quarter earnings are gonna be bad, they have been preparing us for this since day 1. How could Lowell have underestimated them so much, unless this was part of his plan it doesn't look good. If we cave into their demands I hope he out the door... — read more
Real or staged?
http://abc7ny.com/news/2-workers-in-verizon-lot-hit-by-mercedes-benz/1345804/
OFS Barganining Report #2 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/ofs-barganining-report-2
OFS Barganining Report #2 OFS Bargaining May 19, 2016 Brothers and Sisters, We met with the company again today and took turns rejecting each other's proposals. Their latest retrogressive proposals included raising the double time threshold from... — read more
5:30 pm....announcement!
It's almost over!
Yes, the strike is working! Customers are leaving and so are all our jobs...
Take a look at the Fortune article or the USA Today article. You're intelligent strike to leave our customers in order to secure your job future might not have been the best move. Less customers = less jobs. Why are you all such unintelligent fools?... — read more
A deal is close
Heard a deal is close. Its similar to LFBO however as expected still removes the relo/transfer and now also includes back pay for VzW lost commissions and a $2500 return to work bonus for all associates. 72 hrs to return
Verizon Is Seeing a Big Dip in New Customers Due to Strike.
http://fortune.com/2016/05/19/verizon-is-seeing-a-big-dip-in-new-customers-due-to-strike/?iid=sr-link5
Mediation
FWIW, Shammo says the parties agreed to mediation. "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... — read more
The Reality Is......
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/05/18/motor-city-gm-lessons-verizon-strikers-cwa-steve-forbes-column/84494650/
Verizon (VZ) Stock Declines as Striking Workers Pressure New Customers
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Verizon Communications (VZ) shares are taking a hit, down 1.49% to $49.63 on Thursday as the ongoing strike by union workers over a contract has adversely impacted the company's new customers. Union workers have taken action... — read more
This about sums up the union's thought process..
Leonard Woodcock, president of the UAW for most of the 1970s, once said, “Our members have the best contract that people with their skills and education could ever hope to get. But we've convinced them that with every new contract, they're entitled... — read more
Would either side stop the current negotiation?
Do you think either side would consider breaking off the current negotiations in DC led by Alison? Or do you think they will be there until this is settled?
Political question
Are all union members liberal Democrats?
With one of our MCOs moving down south to Cary.
is anyone planning on coming down to picket?
EWA has taught me...
I am looking forward to the RIF. I think I may volunteer. after that I can get a job with he union workforce. I'm sick of being productive. I DO like drinking coffee, taking naps, and scratching my a$$.
Fortune: VZ losing customers due to strike
http://fortune.com/2016/05/19/verizon-is-seeing-a-big-dip-in-new-customers-due-to-strike/?xid=yahoo_fortune
Fran Shammo says...
Check out tweet from Howard Buskirk (telecom reporter in DC). @hbuskirk He says Verizon CFO says there are signs strike is coming to an end, but under gag order so he cannot say more.
Verizon clothing link
does anyone have the link to verizon clothing I am a tech and wanted to use up the money before its gone
Five myths about Detroit 2. Unions destroyed the auto industry — and Detroit
The other side of the Steve Forbes article. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... story.html At its peak in the 1960s and 1970s, the UAW was a powerful force in labor and national politics, and it continues to be a strong advocate for its... — read more
Verizon To Dump 6,000 Jobs - Continued for 2016
(Mark Davis) Verizon may be laying off as many as 6,000 employees as rival Sprint culls its payroll, according to a Wall Street analyst. Jeffrey Kvaal, with Nomura Securities International, wrote in a note to clients that Verizon employees had been... — read more