no, there are not 30,000 monkeys available in the zoos across the US.

It amazes me that the leadership of the union isn't trying to be more aggressive in getting the membership back to work. They are out playing golf and enjoying life while the membership they represent has no income and no medical coverage. It's good... — read more 

Lyme vaccine is not available for humans only dogs! God help this sensless Union.

Unions guys please STFU about the customer. Step outside of yourself and this insulated perception how valuable you are. Just like us EWA and everyone else you are NOT an asset... you are a liability. We are the costs that are incurred with business... — read more 

Management that can handle any assignment and associates that think for themselves? Meanwhile the union talks big and does nothing. Just like a politician.

Shamwow and McDumbass get to do damage control at the shareholder meeting tomorrow right before he gets voted off the board. Focus on the positive Shamwow! Make sure you distract everyone from this train wreck of a company. It's not too late to do a... — read more 

Child diagnosed with Lyme disease & union refused to pay medical costs and I can't live on their measley $200.00 a week + thousands in medical bills now. Both husband and I work for Verizon and we both decided it was time to face facts and get back... — read more 

https://www.unionfacts.com/employees/Communications_Workers_of_America There is a part time employee making $121k including benefits and bonuses!! This info is from 2013 - it is more now.

I started with MCI in 1983 wiring on a CO frame. MCI was non-union hence there was no job security/negotiated raises. Advancement was merit based and job security was achieved by doing a good job. A couple of ex Bell/Union employees that worked along... — read more 

employees dues pay for the union leadership salaries, bonuses, staffing, and leasing and other office expenses. Where is the other 400-500 million coming from? If that is true, the money has to be coming from the pension fund - there is no where else... — read more 

If I am looking around, these union jobs do not seem difficult to learn. The call center jobs especially are very simple. Honest question to a union member - Do you have faith that Verizon will eventually see that they need your unions to fill these... — read more 

They are in 130 bil in debt from wireless. Wireless has seen very slow growth and leveling off. They admit to a 2nd Q issue. (maybe due to the strike or due to its business plan ? )

Day 22 of the strike with no end in sight. The $3000 we had set aside is now depleted and the $200 union stipend barely covers necessities. We refinanced a car, we changed auto/home insurance, and we begged off deposits for our sons sports teams. We... — read more 

I am sure many have wondered, what is up with this guy? How can he even work for Verizon when he is making hundreds of anti-union posts on here morning, noon and night? Not to mention making his tedious replies in every half -decent thread. Who would... — read more 

How is it that a lot of these stupid threads are started and participated in during company time? Is it that these people just don't work for Verizon or are they just lazy dead weight who are wasting company time? Can anybody say hypocrites?

The Horror, The Horror

As you all know, Verizon doesn't think of the future. They dont think of the future when they don't offer a decent retirement standard of living to it's employees. The Union thinks about NOW and about the Future. Verizon thinks about NOW and how to... — read more 

Exempt. Boss man come one day and say boy, The company and our customers they need you. I'm gonna more than double your wages for the next six months. But you gotta work every day from sun up to sun down even on Sundays no days off where I want doing... — read more 

I've never really spoke about my career with The Phone Company. I did it for 10-12 hours a day/6 days a week. I didn't want to talk about it at the end of the day or on here. That's why I love my friends, family, the nights out and Facebook. Takes my... — read more 

I am approaching the point where I cannot aford to strike any more

Ladies and gents, in a few short days we will be seeing the dirtiest of all scabs. The scab that answers the want ad for strike work. Let it be known: A SCAB takes your job, a job he could not get under normal circumstances. He can only advance... — read more 

The U.S. government has indicted a Virginia couple for running an H-1B visa-for-sale scheme the government said generated about $20 million. Raju Kosuri and Smriti Jharia of Ashburn, Va., along with four co-conspirators, were indicted last week by a... — read more 

Find the common ground and lay the blame where it belongs. Union has already had layoffs and are being outsourced. Non-union has already had RIFs and are being outsourced. The ones responsible for all your woes are not each other. Realize the common... — read more 

Forget all this talk about people never coming back.. Even in the latest email, it states "we dont know when the strike will end" It will end, trust me. All strikes do. Whether it will be the exact contract that's in the last offer , or something... — read more 

You've been played by your leadership. They have you bent over and are ramming it up you while they are getting a paycheck and benefits. It's really sad to see a bunch of uneducated tools like you get so screwed and dumped on. It's not your fault... — read more 

The plan is to work every one till they physically can't and then there will be consequences. I can not believe no time-off requests. U are under martial law@Verizon, call HR. But all jokes aside, the last, best contract offer will have the Union... — read more 

O I come from manahatta Im a lazy Union Guy Those durn kids laughed at go90 McAdams don't you cry! Lola McAdams.... gurl don't you cry for me Im a marchin on the picket line with a banjo on my kneee!

Hello - I work for a bank that's going through layoffs so I've been spending a ton of time on this site. I have a non-layoff related question. Anyhow, I live in So-Cal and my FIOS was transferred from Verzion to Frontier. I love FIOS and I thought it... — read more 

Seems union major share holder maybe execs should worry about their jobs .

What do you think about this strike? It seems the sticking points do not relate to your job functions directly. You don't have the no layoff clause and headcount has already been gutted since being pulled in(not voting in), 7.5% is not great but is... — read more 

As a non-union craft person I have worked my normal shift since the strike began; every day I have worked with the EWA personnel in the field, at the frame, dispatch, MCO and fielded phone calls from centers asking for help. Every EWA I have worked... — read more 

http://www.infowars.com/detroit-teachers-walk-out-over-lack-of-pay/

How's that phone call home tonight, from that Hotel room with all today's good new's?

We are gonna need you guys to go ahead and come in on Saturday.. kay? Oh and we are gonna need you guys to go ahead and come in Sunday too. Oh and I almost forgot, we are gonna need you guys to go ahead and come in every day till August kay? Thanks... — read more 

Looks like recent discussion is around the email from Mudge. I've been digesting this today and reconciling life until 6/30 and what is about to transpire. Perhaps this a ploy to force those out in the field to cross. The bargaining agreement was... — read more 

will you be in my "crew"?

Greedy air traffic controllers Union was going to cripple air traffic in the US. Reagan said come back to work or be fired. He fired all who did not come back. I stood next to one of the clowns at the Carnegie unemployment office back in the 80's... — read more 

Way to go! Go CWA!