Verizon strike possible as contract deadline looms

Verizon workers in nine states could walk off the job as soon as early Sunday 8/2/15 if union negotiators don’t reach an agreement over benefits with the wireless carrier.

A contract covering 39,000 Verizon workers represented by two unions expires at the end of Saturday. Last week the Communication Workers of America announced that 86 percent of Verizon workers covered by the contract voted to strike in a recent poll, if a new agreement isn’t reached.

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