Much to the dismay of Verizon and its managament, the day is not boding well for the firm. Recent news and updates revealed of the union workers' ire going global. Also, it has been noted that an armed skirmish was seen in the Philippines, indicating the raging rift brewing within the company.
Tim Dubnau knew that helping lead a strike of almost 40,000 workers against Verizon Communications was going to be tough, but he had no idea that he would find himself, as he did on Wednesday, crammed in the back of an unmarked white van, terrified, being chased through the streets of Alabang, a city on the outskirts of Manila, by a group of armed men on motorcycles, reports Fortune.
It got even worst when a SWAT team impeded the journey and put the unmarked van to a halt. Inside the van with Dubnau, an organizing coordinator at the Communications Workers of America union, were three visiting strikers from the United States. They were joined by representatives from a local call center workers group called BIEN Pilipinas, fellow local labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) and the international telecommunications union Uni, reports the same post.
For Dubnau, the experience was incomparable. To prove the latter, "It was like being in a movie-they were dressed all in black with masks and automatic rifles," Dubnau said. "At first they were demanding that we get out. One officer even hit the door with his gun. But we didn't open up, we knew our rights."
It has already been known that the Verizon strike did not only cripple one area nor district but it has affected most major operations of Verizon as well. iTech Post reported that even its operations in Delaware and the East Coast are affecting the entire business ordeal in the region, owing to the union workers on strike.
