WASHINGTON— Verizon and union officials representing about 39,000 striking landline and cable workers in nine eastern states and Washington, D.C., agreed to restart negotiations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez said he met with both sides on Sunday in Washington, D.C.
“The parties had an open, frank and constructive dialogue about finding a comprehensive way forward to resolve disputed issues and get people back to work,” Perez said.
The two striking unions, the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, represent installers, customer service employees, repairmen and other service workers in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., for Verizon’s wireline business, which provides fixed-line phone services and FiOS Internet service.
