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Steven Greenhouse Reports on Verizon Strike and Ohio Union Battle (Democracy Now!)
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August 19, 2011
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8:20Now PlayingDemocracyNow.org - As a strike by 45,000 Verizon workers approaches the two-week mark, the company's customers are beginning to feel the impact on its services. Consumers are reporting significant delays in booking Verizon technicians to fix and install landline telephone, Internet and cable television services. The strike was called after Verizon pushed for the workers to accept far-reaching concessions, including a pension freeze and fewer sick days. The company also asked workers to contribute far more toward their health coverage. Meanwhile, Verizon made $22.5 billion in profits over the past four and a half years and has paid its top five CEOs $258 million in the past four years. Democracy Now! interviews Steven Greenhouse, the labor reporter for the New York Times.
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