Verizon Workers Postpone Strike

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Tens of thousands of Verizon workers in DC and across the East Coast postponed a major strike late Saturday night. The postponement was called after progress was made in negotiations between the workers’ unions – the CWA and IBEW – and Verizon over the weekend. “Thanks to [workers’] incredible mobilization, the company has finally started to move,” reported the CWA Unity at Verizon newsletter early Sunday morning. “Although we have not come to agreement on our major issues, we have made enough progress to agree [to] continue discussion.” The current contract – that expired Saturday at midnight – will remain in effect. Negotiations continued on Sunday.