Verizon Landline, Cable Workers Strike In Boston
The workers represent installers, customer service employees, repairmen and other service workers.
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The workers represent installers, customer service employees, repairmen and other service workers.
Mayor Marty Walsh announced a partnership with Verizon Tuesday in which the company will invest $300 million dollars in a project to build a fiber optic communications network in Boston.
Hackers have stolen contact information of Verizon business customers in the latest breach of a big company or organization.
The deadline to apply for a refund is Dec. 31.
Verizon and unions representing workers in nine states said employees will work without a contract as more negotiations are scheduled.
The contract covers employees the nine states from Massachusetts to Virginia who work for Verizon's wireline business.
Union officials say a group of Verizon employees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island have voted to authorize a strike if union negotiators determine one is necessary after their contract expires Aug. 1.
Verizon is buying AOL for about $4.4 billion, advancing the telecom's push in both mobile and advertising fields.
A woman and her baby sitting in a nearby car narrowly missed being hit by the poles that crashed down on Calvin Road in Watertown about 11 a.m.
The man was apparently mad that a Verizon worker parked his van on the grass to access the vault to do some work.
Many families bundle cable, internet, and phone services to save a bundle of cash. But a new charge is catching some customers by surprise.
Service has been restored to many of the thousands of customers impacted by a fire underneath a bridge in Lawrence.
There are many ways you can save on things like electricity. Shutting off something as simple as a computer monitor will save you a bundle.
Verizon Wireless is phasing out nearly all of its existing phone plans and replacing them with pricing schemes that lets subscribers share a monthly data allowance over as many as 10 devices.
Existing Verizon Wireless customers have a choice to make. They can stick with their current plan or switch to one of the company's Share Everything plans.
New cable-offered home security packages allow people to keep tabs on their houses over the internet.
Most carriers have already pulled the plug on unlimited data for new customers. Now, Verizon says it will start to phase out unlimited plans for existing customers.
Officials in Swampscott are trying to figure out who hacked into the Town Hall phone system.
Attorney General Martha Coakley says Verizon New England has agreed to pay more than $800,000 to resolve allegations it overcharged local communities for telephone service.
Ten Verizon workers from Massachusetts are among the 40 being fired nationwide for actions during a strike.
Forty people nationwide have been fired after last summer's contentious Verizon strike. Lisa van der Pool has that and more of the top local business headlines.
Verizon takes action against workers over an office pool.
Verizon and the Communication Workers of America have filed unfair labor charges against one another as the strike by thousands of union workers heads into its second week.
In Boston, some striking Verizon workers attempted to take their message to the top.
As thousands of Verizon landline workers took to the picket lines, the company was also dealing with at least 12 acts of sabotage.
A popular Brookline deli said it has been dealing with antisemitic vandalism for years but enough is enough.
The family of fallen Massachusetts State Police Trooper Kevin Trainor attended an annual law enforcement memorial ceremony outside the State House.
Over the course of three days, Winston Flowers will produce 9,000 arrangements for Mother's Day.
Former Boston Ballet principal dancer John Lam is working to bring something new to the city's dance landscape.
Fans heading to White Stadium for a Boston Legacy game next year will have to tell the city how they plan to get there when they buy tickets, under a new transportation plan announced by Mayor Michelle Wu.
This summer's World Cup is set to have a significant impact on MBTA service in Massachusetts.
The Canvas hack forced some Massachusetts colleges to postpone final exams Friday.
The funeral for fallen Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor will be held next Wednesday in Salem.
Fans heading to White Stadium for a Boston Legacy game next year will have to tell the city how they plan to get there when they buy tickets, under a new transportation plan announced by Mayor Michelle Wu.
The Megabucks jackpot is up to $17.5 million for Saturday's drawing - the largest for the Massachusetts Lottery game since 1986.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Best Bees installs and manages professionally maintained hives for homes, businesses, and institutions.
Known for his sustainable cooking and farm-fresh ingredients, Woods Hill's Charlie Foster is a leader in the farm-to-table movement.
Gaining Ground in Concord, Massachusetts is one of the region's leading non-profit farms dedicated to hunger relief.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh straight game by beating the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Thursday night.
Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony has been put on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right wrist.
Jaylen Brown was back streaming on his Twitch platform after turning heads by saying this was his favorite year despite the Celtics blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Sixers.
Sonny Gray pitched five innings in his return from injury and the Boston Red Sox finished a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-0 win.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye said he doesn't think the head coach's off-field issues will be a distraction for the defending AFC champions this upcoming season.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.