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Verizon Sent a Letter to All It’s Striking Workers With Instructions on How to Scab

Updated On: Apr 25, 2016

Apr. 25, 2016 | STRIKES | Verizon "invitation" to cross picket lines got a fiery reception. Across social media, striking workers responded with pictures of letters in flames, in pieces, in compost bins and toilets, and in one case, lining a box of kitty litter… In past strikes, letters from the company contained information about when benefits would run out and similar related topics. The letter from Verizon’s human resources vice president came in an envelope labeled “Important Strike Information.” Inside, however, there was no employment related information, only a mock Q&A that answers questions like “What if I choose to work during the strike?” and… ibew.org