How Will the Verizon Strike Affect You

As contracts for 45,000-unionized Verizon workers expired at midnight on Sunday, they went on strike, says both Verizon and the two unions representing the workers.

A decision to call a strike has impacted 45,000 Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Virginia.

Labor and management have each blamed the other for what has brought the company to the brink of its first strike since 2000. Verizon is claiming that the union is not agreeing to a $100 per month employee contribution to health care. Employees were not required to pay health care contributions before. The union is saying, however, that Verizon wants to cut employee pensions and health care benefits, along with capping sick time at five days per person and instituting merit pay.

How does the strike impact you? Do you or someone you know work for Verizon? Are you a Verizon subscriber and concerned about a strike affecting your service? Let us know below.