Article: Verizon, unions gridlocked at bargaining table: 65,000 workers prepare to strike.

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 ...

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