Verizon workers rallying in July 2015, just before their contract expired. (credit: Communications Workers of America)
Thirty-six thousand Verizon employees are close to going back to work because of an agreement struck by the company and union representatives.
The workers went on strike on April 13 after working without a contract for 10 months. The union said Verizon was seeking to move jobs offshore, outsource work to low-wage contractors, close call centers, and force technicians to go on months-long assignments away from home. Union reps also accused Verizon of cutting staff instead of living up to promises to install more FiOS fiber lines.
But there is now an agreement in principle to end the strike and sign a new four-year contract, US Labor Secretary Thomas Perez announced today.
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