Verizon, Unions Set To Return To Bargaining Table
The U.S. Department of Labor said both sides agreed to return to the bargaining table on Tuesday to continue their discussions.
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The U.S. Department of Labor said both sides agreed to return to the bargaining table on Tuesday to continue their discussions.
Tens of thousands of Verizon landline and cable workers on the East Coast have walked off the job after working without a contract since August.
Unions representing more than 36,000 Verizon landline phone and cable workers are threatening a strike starting Wednesday morning if the company doesn't agree to a new contract.
The phone, TV and Internet company and leaders of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers announced the decision early Sunday, shortly after a contract covering 39,000 workers expired.
The unions say the telecom giant is demanding that workers sharply increase their health care contributions and make concession on pensions.
Most of the workers are members of the Communications Workers of America.
Verizon is buying AOL for about $4.4 billion, advancing the telecom's push in both mobile and advertising fields.
There was controversy on Tuesday, over a proposal to put a cell phone antenna next to a church cross in one New Jersey neighborhood.
The military uses drones to carry bombs or conduct surveillance, but anyone can buy a drone without a weapon that uses high-definition cameras and GPS, even criminals.
The companies have agreed to provide a free preloaded or downloadable anti-theft tool on smartphones sold in the U.S. after July 2015.
The special offer looks like it's coming from an Verizon Wireless customer service phone number. But it's really a scam.
Concerns have arisen on the Upper West Side, as some residents have said they have been running into issues calling 911. As CBS 2's Don Champion reported, the callers have found themselves connected to dispatchers across the Hudson River in New Jersey.
A Verizon facility where workers keep their vehicles partially collapsed during Thursday's powerful winter storm.
Vincent Gargano of Setauket cut a Cablevision fiber optic cable wire and another Cablevision wire on Jan. 7, police said. The outage affected about 6,000 customers.
Verizon Wireless customers can now use their cellphones in 35 of New York City's underground subway stations.
Not sure which team has the edge in Super Bowl XLVIII? Just look up. The ESB is teaming up with Verizon ahead of Sunday's Denver-Seattle matchup for what's being touted as "the first-ever social media-driven" light show.
The entire NYPD except 1 Police Plaza lost access to its data systems Thursday due to a Verizon outage.
FDNY alarm boxes were all back up and running in Manhattan early Wednesday, after an infrastructure failure shut them down.
A hidden battle is being waged over smartphones. Last year, more than 1.5-million Americans had their devices stolen but some companies are against a simple solution.
Verizon used Fire Island as a test case and installed a wireless system called Voice Link to service the island's 300 permanent residents and dozens of businesses after Sandy.
Verizon spokesman Lee Gierczynski said Sandy damaged the old copper telephone wire network in the community beyond repair. He said the company does not intend to rebuild the lines or bring in a fiber-optic cable system.
Instead of costly replacement to copper wiring lost in Sandy, Verizon is using Fire Island as test case, offering all 300 permanent residents and dozens of businesses a wireless alternative it calls Voice Link.
A new twist has appeared in the controversy over a secret government program tracking the phone calls and Internet habits of millions of Americans.
A senior U.S. intelligence official has said the secret program that tracked hundreds of millions of domestic phone records helped disrupt a 2009 terror plot to bomb the New York City subways.
The order requires Verizon, one of the nation's largest telecommunications companies, on an "ongoing, daily basis'' to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems, both within the U.S. and between the U.S. and other countries.
Despite unanimous opposition from the mayor of Roxbury Township, New Jersey, and its town council, ICE will eventually open a detention center in town.
Sweetbriar Nature Center has been working around the clock to save starving, freezing and injured animals amid the harsh winter weather.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
When the Hudson River froze for 40 days in 1917, adventurous souls drove their cars on the ice between New York's Westchester and Rockland counties.
For the first time in 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for an inoperable type of pancreatic cancer.
Sweetbriar Nature Center has been working around the clock to save starving, freezing and injured animals amid the harsh winter weather.
When the Hudson River froze for 40 days in 1917, adventurous souls drove their cars on the ice between New York's Westchester and Rockland counties.
For the first time in 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for an inoperable type of pancreatic cancer.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani touted the new law, which says employers must provide 32 more hours of unpaid protected time off per year.
As New York City and environmental officials try to figure out what's causing the stench in one Staten Island neighborhood, some residents say it's getting difficult to stay inside their homes.
All eyes are fixed on a developing coastal storm over the weekend with snow impacts increasingly likely for New York and Tri-State Area.
Four people were arrested for a home invasion that shut down two schools in Fairfield, Connecticut Thursday morning.
Heavy rain will impact most of the New York and New Jersey area on Friday morning, with communities farther north seeing snow.
An air quality alert is in effect Wednesday for the second day for New York City and parts of the northern suburbs.
Accumulating snow will return to the New York City area Sunday evening into Monday morning.
Despite unanimous opposition from the mayor of Roxbury Township, New Jersey, and its town council, ICE will eventually open a detention center in town.
A police pursuit ended in a fatal crash in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
All eyes are fixed on a developing coastal storm over the weekend with snow impacts increasingly likely for New York and Tri-State Area.
Tensions are high in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where some families say the school board is ignoring their concerns about increased ICE activity in the community.
After years of construction, work is now under way to connect the new Portal Bridge in New Jersey to the Northeast Corridor. The hope is to make that commute a little easier.
Sweetbriar Nature Center has been working around the clock to save starving, freezing and injured animals amid the harsh winter weather.
For the first time in 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for an inoperable type of pancreatic cancer.
All eyes are fixed on a developing coastal storm over the weekend with snow impacts increasingly likely for New York and Tri-State Area.
Police are investigating whether snowplow practices were properly followed after a crash killed a 50-year-old man on the Long Island Expressway.
The Green Acres Mall on Long Island was flooded by teenagers on Thursday after social media posts called for a so-called "takeover."
Despite unanimous opposition from the mayor of Roxbury Township, New Jersey, and its town council, ICE will eventually open a detention center in town.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani touted the new law, which says employers must provide 32 more hours of unpaid protected time off per year.
"I guess I can say I am considering that," President Trump told reporters when asked about the possibility of a limited strike on Iran.
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs under a federal emergency powers law.
Tensions are high in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where some families say the school board is ignoring their concerns about increased ICE activity in the community.
For the first time in 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for an inoperable type of pancreatic cancer.
NYSNA has reached a tentative contract agreement with NewYork-Presbyterian, signaling a potential end to the longest nurses strike in New York City history.
NYSNA ratified contracts with Montefiore and Mount Sinai, clearing the way for nurses to return to work Saturday after walking off one month ago.
The longest and largest nurses strike in New York City history is set to end after over three weeks as NYSNA says it has a tentative agreement.
Mount Sinai Health System and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to reach a contract agreement by Dec. 31, which means about 9,000 physicians are no longer considered in-network.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
In April 2025, Eric Dane announced he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
Springsteen is taking his "Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour" nationwide starting in the spring.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
Cade Cunningham had 42 points and 13 assists to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 126-111 win over the New York Knicks on Thursday night.
Donovan Mitchell scored 17 points, James Harden added 16 and the Cavaliers routed the Nets 112-84 on Thursday night.
The celebration of the U.S. women's hockey team's gold medal-winning victory over Canada on Thursday was especially loud in Westchester County, where starting goalie Aerin Frankel grew up.
Three figure skaters from Team USA competed in the women's individual free skate event at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
This was the seventh gold medal match — and fifth in a row — between the two hockey powerhouses.
Multiple rezonings in Queens are paving the way for tens of thousands of new units, but some residents worry about how it could affect their communities.
Residents and skate advocates clash over a proposed Mount Prospect Park skate facility, as city officials promise an updated design this spring.
A Brooklyn community is fighting to turn a forgotten landmark into a heritage center.
Edward R. Murrow High School's new boiler system cuts emissions while doubling as a hands-on sustainability lesson for students.
LUAR Creative Director Raul López says Lady Gaga's salsa-inspired dress in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a moment of pride for Caribbeans and Latinos.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
The move comes despite fierce pushback from the town's mayor, many residents and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Police in Stafford Township positioned themselves to catch the man as he jumped from the second floor during the fire.
The Republican candidate said he'll approve fracking and drilling for natural gas if he defeats Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The teen was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital in stable condition after the Brooklyn shooting, officials said.
Many of the district's buildings hosted civil and religious activities from the Harlem Renaissance through the 1960s.
