Verizon eyes strike as deadline nears
Photo credit: AP | A Verizon worker is seen working near city hall in Newark, N.J. (March 24, 2011)
About 2,700 Verizon employees in Long Island -- and 45,000 workers nationwide -- were bracing Saturday evening for a possible strike as negotiations over a new union contract neared a midnight deadline.
That's when the current contract expires, prompting union leaders to warn employees about possible picket-line duty Sunday.
"We may be on the streets tomorrow," Communications Workers...
