Verizon, unions expected to continue talks
Contract talks between Verizon Communications Inc. and two unions representing 65,000 workers have been suspended hours before a possible strike deadline, but are expected to resume before it passes.
By Agencies |
NEW YORK: Contract talks between Verizon Communications Inc. and two unions representing 65,000 workers have been suspended hours before a possible strike deadline, but are expected to resume before it passes.
Verizon spokesman Eric Rabe said Sunday that negotiators bargained by phone and e-mail until about 1 a.m. (0500 GMT) before deciding to take a break to sleep.
The Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have threatened to strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday (0401 GMT) if no agreement is reached.
Rabe says he does not know whether talks are resuming later Sunday as expected, but the company is ``optimistic'' a strike can be avoided. CWA spokeswoman Candice Johnson has not immediately returned a call.
A strike could delay installations and repairs of phone and broadband lines.
Verizon spokesman Eric Rabe said Sunday that negotiators bargained by phone and e-mail until about 1 a.m. (0500 GMT) before deciding to take a break to sleep.
The Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have threatened to strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday (0401 GMT) if no agreement is reached.
Rabe says he does not know whether talks are resuming later Sunday as expected, but the company is ``optimistic'' a strike can be avoided. CWA spokeswoman Candice Johnson has not immediately returned a call.
A strike could delay installations and repairs of phone and broadband lines.
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