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Unions claim Verizon firings are retribution

Company alleges breaches of conduct

By Michael B. Farrell

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 07, 2011

Verizon Communications Inc. has allegedly fired at least 40 employees involved in a contentious two-week labor strike over the summer for actions the company said ranged from acts of violence to making threats or racist comments. The employees, including 10 in Massachusetts, received letters over the weekend saying they were terminated for violating Verizon’s code of conduct while picketing against cuts in benefits. Union leaders say that they will fight the terminations.

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