Perfect time to strike with the New York Presidential Primaries in town. 1095 avenues of The America's will be buzzing with activity that's for sure.

Sorry my brother and sisters, there has been some confusion and hare to break it to you. We are only going on strike for 2-3 days tops. I have to save face and show you guys I meant business. I was able to polish Lowell and management off well so we... — read more 

Just got this e-mail...... The CWA and the IBEW have communicated that a strike date will be announced in the next few days. The best thing you can do is be prepared for whatever may come our way. This means we should take steps now to ensure that we... — read more 

Can any candidate support a company that ships American jobs overseas? Can any candidate support a company that make's Billions in profits, and then wants to reduce workers wages, medical, and pensions for pure greed? Can any candidate support a CEO... — read more 

Here is the link: &verizon-wireless

http://fortune.com/2015/09/18/5g-wireless/ Interesting read for all the Walkie Talkie Rocket Scientistson this board. Fiber(as in not necessarily Fios) is here to stay

FTFT - What is on your mind today?

What some of the union people don't think about is that I don't want to be sent on EWA but I have no choice..I don't want their jobs and I fully respect their ability and what they do on a daily basis..however, I need to feed my family and keep... — read more 

Who has more control over the Tri State Media?? Hillary or Verizon??? Either way if they force us out on the street, they can join forces to make the unions look bad while they continue to rake in Billions off the backs of middle class workers trying... — read more 

Get all your ducks in a row, we will be on the picket line next week. There will be a move for all CWA/IBEW employees to drop there VZ wireless phone plans and switch to either TMobile, ATT, or Sprint. There are deals in place to buy out your... — read more 

http://www.vox.com/2016/4/7/11388156/verizon-yahoo-google-buy

April 6, 8pm From Verizon, Update on East Negotiations Management and East Associate Team Members: Late this afternoon, the Company presented the New York/New England unions with a comprehensive proposal that included our last best offer on both... — read more 

So much for that after reading Marc Reeds's letter. He told the union accept the terms by May 20th or go on strike. What a joke. The union looks like a joke again. I am sure now the union is going to try and brain wash the masses that this is a great... — read more 

Many predicted Verizon Wireless would close down their brick and mortars due to the millenial surge and the love affair with Fran and his Millenial Candy Crush boxers. Guess everyone is wrong again. Verizon, as a company, is taking off despite the... — read more 

Well well well, Where to start with this epic contract negotiation. From the leadership jerking us around to anticlimactic end to the battle we were to fight. We voted to strike and got ignored just to be reminded we be on high alert then higher... — read more 

We know you cant handle the work load stop trying to destroy your workforce we will win because you are clueless as to what you need to get the job done ask Comcast for advice you idiots.

The 12/15 layoffs were hard - so many great and loyal people impacted. You gave so much to VZ - helped to make it a top US brand - only to be kicked out. I've been blessed - got a promotion at a new organization. Dealt with years of being overlooked... — read more 

Let's migrate non-union discussion to https://www.thelayoff.com/verizon-wireless or &verizon-wireless - I wish if admins were to make this a sticky topic

Does anyone know if there is another support board for people who have actually been laid off? One that hasn't been hijacked by union calls for strikes, etc. I don't have anything against Union workers, but I thought this board was for former... — read more 

Posted on CWA Local's 1103 Facebook page April 3: CWA LOCAL 1103 April 3 at 6:04pm · Updated Union Tape Saturday, April 2, 6:30 pm. All Verizon members should be on high alert for a strike. Yesterday, at the Rye Town Hilton, the Union met with the... — read more 

Thank You to the OP from a week or so ago. I have blindly voted how the company told me for 25 years. (I was RIF' Dec 2015 and over 50 yrs old) Now, even if it does not mean anything, I feel better voting as follows Recommendation: Section A - Vote... — read more 

A 5 year contract in which all previous language would remain the same, with the following addendums: a 2.5 year wage freeze, followed by a 3% wage increase for the balance of the contract, in exchange for free healthcare and job security for our... — read more 

Is Verizon trying to be part of the Tech Triangle out there? What's going on? Look at these job descriptions and the listed recruiter. Laughable.

If labor dies, what next? Authored by American Prospect. As unions shrink, inequality will grow. From 1947 through 1972, productivity in the United States rose by 102 percent, and median household income rose by an identical 102 percent. In recent... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-y_JSSShDc

Who is actually going to believe it? Not even the members will believe it, IF it actually happens. There has been so much false calls that the company is just laughing at the...maybe next time game.

Well… it actually isn’t. Because it’s imaginary. It doesn’t exist. In the terminology of Verizon’s “Executive Deferral Plan”… it’s just “hypothetical.”For instance, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam. According to SEC filings, McAdam “owns” more than 278,900... — read more 

Under the current compensation guidelines, if CEO Lowell McAdam is terminated without cause – regardless of whether there is a change in control of the corporation – he can receive nearly seven times his base salary plus short-term bonus. Based upon... — read more 

As long as the Union is chipping away at the company's outrageous demands...There is no need to strike. Under the federal labor laws which heavily favor the Unions, it would be foolish to voluntarily go off the payroll. The Union members are getting... — read more 

. Now is our time to show this company we will fight to keep and protect not only our benefits but the benefits of the members who came before us. If this company thinks we will sit back and let them pick us apart they are in for a rude awaking. A... — read more 

Think about it. They would have to pay strike pay and if we went on strike this would be very long and they know it. They do not have the funds to cover a long strike... Look at the past. They strike just long enough before they have to pay strike... — read more 

If your trying to prove to the company how much the employees are needed why would you not tell people to not work overtime to make a point. Especially since contract negotiations are not going well. I don't get it??

http://aud2.uniondemocracy.org/how-can-we-change-unions

So many posts saying: "We didn't vote to strike, we voted to give leadership the OK to strike when the time is right." "If we don't like what they offer, we can vote it down." "Have faith in our leadership, let the process play out." I love and am... — read more