Verizon Strike 2016 News, Updates: Delaware Judge Not Friendly With Verizon Protesters; Shape Up Or Ship Out?

It appears that the union workers might be facing a new legal battle on their own. Recent news and updates regarding the Verizon strike has revealed that a certain Delaware Judge is not on friendly terms with the strikers and even threatened the union workers with contempt.

Delaware Chancery Court Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laste's contempt for Verizon union strikers is all about the strikers not doing their responsibility. The Delaware Judge issued a stern warning on Thursday to the unions representing the striking Verizon employees, threatening to hold them in contempt if they do not accept responsibility for threatening and intimidating replacement workers, reports Delaware Online.

"I will not allow people to be threatened or put in danger of being hurt," said Delaware Chancery Court Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster. "It's not just a violation of my order, but it really runs contrary to what you are trying to achieve, which is respect for your own positions."

The judge said that if the unions, Communications Workers of America Local Nos. 13100 and 13101, do not disavow such actions, he would not only hold them in civil contempt but would also consider criminally contempt and possibly fine them, according to the same post.

Moreover, "You need to take responsibility for the problems you've created," Laster said to the unions' lawyers.

Meanwhile, iTech Post formerly reported that owing to the strike, Verizon has hired temporary workers to fill the void and it was even noted as a boomerang effect of the rising strike.

It is also undeniable that the tech firm is now experiencing the boomerang effect of the strike. And it has been noted that the tech giant's last resort is to hire temporary workers to keep the operations running, as further noted by the same post.

The Verizon strike for this year 2016 has not only affected the union workers, the company but even the temporary hires as well. It is something that Delaware Judge, Chancery Court Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster could not pass on; thus, the contempt threat was rendered to the union workers that are liable and are involved in the issue.