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Shypwreck

join:2009-11-08

Hello all! EX Verizon Business Employee

Hello all!

I want to say that that I was a Verizon Business (VZB) field tech (of 2 years) who was recently laid off due to a so called ‘surplus’ of employees within the 13 north eastern states. It is still going to arbitration, but from the looks of it not many or any VZB techs are going to get their jobs back. When we asked why we were told at first that no one knew what was going on. Later on it leaked out mainly through the Verizon core employees that VZB jobs are being transfer over to Verizon core. When we complained about this, we were told by Verizon core union members that ‘Verizon Business jobs belong to Verizon core techs and that those jobs were never VZB jobs to begin with’ end of story. I spoke to a Verizon core union member and ask him if this was true. He laugh at my face and walked away. I asked the same question to another core employee and she almost cried and said ‘sorry but you guys were thrown under the truck so sorry’.

We the Verizon Business (VZB) techs fought hard to join CWA since we believed in workers rights and in solidarity, only to find out that VZB techs are viewed as ‘scabs’ who are stealing jobs from Verizon core union workers. Almost all of us lost faith in the CWA and cause of the unions.

As for the past posts I have to honestly say I am neither for nor against unions, maybe it just my experience with CWA. This was my first union and I bought into the hype.

As of now too much has happen and I have a family to feed. My family and I already went through two years of hardship before I started work at Verizon Business without the means to afford heat and food. We had to depend on charity for help. It seems we may have to go through that again.

I hope that CWA will fight for all of Verizon not just core. I can only hope.

benny594

join:2009-11-17
Virginia Beach, VA

all employees that Verizon has laid off over the last few years should question if this is because they worked with and used carbonless copy paper that Verizon knew, and secreted , potential adverse health effects including disabilities, birth defects, cancer and death to employees. Was or is Verizon trying to get rid of employees before this is known to employees so they can possibly file claims that could amount into the billions.
Carbonless copy paper is a multi part form where you write on the top part and the print goes through without inserting carbon paper. If you have worked with or used this while employed at Verizon , former Bells, since about 1980, you may be able to file claims for very large amounts. You just do not know this.


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