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Article: Verizon cuts 200 Mass., R.I. jobs; union saves 60
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- October 10, 2009
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REGIONAL ROUNDUP
Verizon cuts 200 Mass., R.I. jobs; union saves 60
BOSTON - Verizon cut about 200 jobs in Massachusetts and Rhode
Island on Friday in the company's latest round of layoffs, but at
least 60 jobs were saved through union negotiations, according to
the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2222.
The Dorchester-based union reported that the telecom company laid
off 196 workers in both states on Friday, and six Verizon Business
technicians were laid off last week.
The layoffs are part of the 8,000 job cuts nationwide that New
York-based Verizon announced over the summer. A Verizon spokesman
said only a small portion of those job cuts are being done through
layoffs. ...