Fresh updates regarding Verizon strike 2016 indicated that desperation has taken its toll for the tech firm. Also, to counter the shortage of workers, Verizon enlists the aid of scabs amidst the ongoing labor strike crisis.
Telecom giant Verizon has put out an urgent call for temporary employees as the company's bitter feud with thousands of striking workers enters its seventh week and just last month, some 40,000 Verizon technicians and service employees walked off the job after a year of labor negotiations failed to produce a new contract, reports Motherboard.
Thank you Congressman @RepMarkTakano for joining us on the #VerizonStrike picket line this morning in DC! pic.twitter.com/5Z6xa0A8xx
— CWA (@CWAUnion) May 25, 2016
The workers, who are represented by the Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, argue that Verizon wants to freeze pensions, slash benefits, and outsource jobs to Mexico and the Philippines but the unions also say that the company has refused to negotiate improvements to wages, benefits and working conditions for a group of Verizon Wireless workers who joined CWA in 2014, as reported by the same post.
Talking with the great Tony Ross from CWA Local 2336. Stand up for Verizon workers! #verizonstrike pic.twitter.com/XAw3QzARnu — Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) May 25, 2016
After the heated negotiations, the workers picketed against Verizon but the company remained firm on their actions and implied that the company can function without the employees on board. To prove the latter, Verizon had "trained thousands of non-union Verizon employees to carry out virtually every job function handled by our represented workforce-from making repairs on poles to responding to inquiries in our call centers."
The strike led to the involvement of various sectors. It has even gotten the White House and the congress involved. A former post from Jobs & Hire has revealed that Verizon strike has been foreseen to finally come to an end or so it says and with the talks underway, many are thinking on whether the rift and division will finally settle and ultimately find a resolution in Washington.
The move by Verizon is a direct indicator that the company is in utilizing desperate measures. It is made evident by the company enlisting temporary workers to meet the demands on operations.
