7,000 unionized Verizon workers may go on strike Sunday morning

[mikeym81]

Originally Posted by bradykp

it's not "landline" business. there's no such thing. It's the wireline business, which includes far more than landline product. and that infrastructure is the backbone of wireless. you'd have a different perspective if you were inside either company. take what you read in newspaper articles with a grain of salt sometimes - they don't have all the facts.

And this was what I was talking about earlier in thie thread.

[bradykp]

Originally Posted by mikeym81

And this was what I was talking about earlier in thie thread.

i honestly don't even remember at this point haha

[shopalcholic]

Originally Posted by bradykp

i don't know if NYC has some sort of specific law that is different, but:

Unemployment claims rise to 417,000 in latest week - Aug. 25, 2011

"In most states, workers on strike are not eligible for unemployment benefits. And the weekly initial claims number merely reflects applications for the benefits -- not all of which will be approved and paid out."

maybe New York is a state that this isn't the case? good for you I guess...but I personally think that's wrong. if you voluntarily leave work to fight for your benefits and compensation, I'm ok with that. but if you live off taxpayer dollars after leaving work voluntarily...not so ok with that.

Just to let you know taxpayer dollars do not fund unemployment, every business pays the

unemployment insurance premiums. The company would not let us work without a contract.

[shorebaby]

Originally Posted by shopalcholic

Just to let you know taxpayer dollars do not fund unemployment, every business pays the

unemployment insurance premiums. The company would not let us work without a contract.

Of course tax payers fund unemployment.

The Unemployment Insurance Crisis — The American Magazine

" An overlooked fiscal crisis looms: the depletion of the trust funds out of which states pay unemployment benefits. As of June 24, unemployment insurance (UI) trust funds in 30 states and the Virgin Islands were insolvent, requiring loans from the federal government totaling over $38 billion. The Department of Labor expects that as many as 40 states will require federal loans in fiscal 2013, with borrowing totaling $93 billion. This amount is above and beyond the $130 billion in additional federal spending on unemployment benefits in the current economic cycle."

[Ponce De Leon]

Originally Posted by CaptainNJ

and now they are working again under the old contract.

Most union members wanted the old contract to remain so this is a win.