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Article: Verizon, unions gridlocked at bargaining table: 65,000 workers prepare to strike.
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- Voice Report
- Article date:
- July 31, 2008
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Get any orders in now for new Verizon circuits in the Northeast.
The first orders in will be the first orders serviced--albeit at a delay --if union workers make good on their threats to go on strike, advises telecom consultant Chad Parnis, CEO of 4TelecomHelp Inc.
Be aware that a reduced workforce will prioritize trouble tickets ahead of new installs, cautions George David, who worked at AT&T during several work stoppages, and is now president of CCMI, Voice Report's parent division.
More than 65,000 Verizon workers--including technicians and customer service representatives--belong to the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the ...