Dayton Miami Valley AFL-CIO

Some 65,000 East Coast workers at Verizon won what union leaders called a “breakthrough agreement,” when negotiators for the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Electrical Workers (IBEW) reached a tentative three-year deal with Verizon yesterday.

The announcement came as the clock was ticking to a midnight deadline and followed a weekend’s worth of worker rallies demanding a fair contract. The new pact promotes union jobs, expands bargaining rights, provides good health care for both active and retired workers and increases wages and pensions.

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