45-thousand Verizon workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America, hit the picket lines at midnight August 6th. Some striking Verizon workers were outside a Verizon facility in Lansdale yesterday on Broad Street. CWA Rep. and Verizon worker, Pat O’Kane says, the company has ignored the union regarding a new contract. O’Kane says there’s another issue is also cause for deep concern.

“They want to contract out all our work to non-union employees who make half of what we make and that’s unfortunate for the public because they’re not trained as well and you’ll be having an unknown coming in your to install your Fios. By the way Fios is a product that is selling very well and is very profitable. It’s a compant\y that is making 10-Billion dollars a year and there’s no reason we should be out on strike right now.”

O’kane says reports of Verizon union workers being unruly are not true. O’kane also calls Verizon C-E-O Lowell McAdam the greediest C-E-O in the history of the company. O’kane says mcadam earns 55-thousand dollars a day, but tells Verizon workers that they’re making too much money. Calls placed to Verizon by WNPV were not returned.