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NEW YORK — “Negotiate, don’t dictate!” and “Union strong!” chanted Communications Workers of America members at an informational picket line against concessions in front of the Verizon building in Midtown Manhattan Aug. 13. It was part of a day of action up and down the East Coast. The contract between the communications giant and 39,000 members of the CWA and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in nine states and the District of Columbia expired Aug. 1. Verizon wants increased health care contributions and concessions on pensions and is training thousands of nonunion workers to use in the event of a strike.
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