<story><title>Verizon Workers Strike on East Coast After Deadline Passes</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/business/verizon-workers-strike.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=first-column-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news&amp;_r=0</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tsunamifury</author><text>Good.  If only tech workers had the spine to do the same after finding out their CEOs had conspired to suppress their wages and targeted those who wanted to leave...</text></comment>
<story><title>Verizon Workers Strike on East Coast After Deadline Passes</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/business/verizon-workers-strike.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=first-column-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news&amp;_r=0</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>bdavisx</author><text>Did I read the 2014 annual report correctly and they had $20+ billion in profit? I think they can afford to keep the pension plan the way it is.</text></comment>