Thirty-six thousand Verizon workers went out on strike April 13. Not looking for anything more than what they have in their contract that expired August 1, 2015. According to strikers at the Verizon office located on Weir Road, Verizon wants to change the workers benefit package – health, pension and 401K package plus expand their drive time to their garage locations. Local resident Derek Estes has been with Verizon for 18 years. Estes stresses that what they do, their work, is what makes the cell towers work for wireless networks. “Without us, cell phones would not work or function. People don’t understand,” he said. Strikers also picketed the Verizon Wireless store in Colonial Heights. Pictured are Estes, JJ Mantlo, Steven Dyer and Joe Newman.
Verizon still on strike
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