Verizon and striking unions reach tentative contract agreement

Some 40,000 striking Verizon workers are poised to resume their regular job duties next week after their unions and the company reached a tentative contract agreement today.

The strike has caused widespread service and installation delays, concerns among corporate customers that their needs would be neglected, as well as violent confrontations and allegations of vandalism and sabotage.

Though the details of the pact have yet to be made public, it reportedly will run for four years and for the first time cover Verizon Wireless workers.

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Network World Paul McNamara