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45,000 Verizon Workers On Strike Over New Contract

Posted by timothy on from the your-call-is-very-important-to-us-please-hold dept.

Trouble with your landline? If you have Verizon, especially on the east coast, it might not be the best time to have it fixed; The Daily Mail reports that "Forty-five thousand Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., are on the picket line Sunday as labour contract talks fizzled. More than a fifth of the wireless giant's work force has gone on strike as contract negotiations for the wireline division broke down last night."

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  1. A strike? Oh, No! by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

    What impact will this have on Verizon's legendary customer service?

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    1. Re:A strike? Oh, No! by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

      What impact will this have on Verizon's legendary customer service?

      It'll improve because during the interminably long hold times, more customers will solve the problem on their own, rather than be given the wrong answer.

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  2. Re:Thank you for calling Verizon by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Not sure if it's the same in the USA, but in the UK there's a very easy way of getting put through to the one person in the call centre who can actually sort out your problem, which works with all of the mobile carriers:

    Hello, I'm calling to cancel my contract.

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