The labor contract between unions IBEW & CWA (collectively representing 65,000 employees) and Verizon will expire at midnight tomorrow. As noted last week, 91% of workers voted to authorize a strike if negotiations fail, and many spent today picketing. Impacted union membership (which includes all FiOS, DSL and landline workers in the former Bell Atlantic region) believe they've got a little extra leverage this time around with Verizon struggling with overall broadband additions, making management extra-eager to make strong headway in NYC FiOS deployment.