A four- year agreement, in which Verizon Wireless agreed to be more union-friendly, has expired. Under the agreement, Verizon had agreed not to bar workers from signing cards indicating they would join unions and to recognize a union in each eligible unit where 55% of employees signed cards. The expiration is a setback for unions that have been trying to organize this largely nonunion industry.
See "Union Deal Ends at Verizon Wireless", Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2004