And Verizon workers went on strike in August.
A Verizon worker urged the mayor to take sides in a contract dispute, and a man told the mayor to go back to his office.
If unions representing 78,000 Verizon workers in the Northeast go on strike this weekend, the company insists customer service will not suffer.
The Verizon workers generally work four hours in the morning and four in the afternoon, with an hour off for lunch and two 15-minute breaks.
A Verizon worker urged the mayor to take sides in a contract dispute.
For some Verizon workers, a strike cannot come soon enough if it brings about measures to reduce stress on the job.
Several Verizon workers said they were prepared to face the backlog of repairs and other jobs that had piled up in their absence.
Officials on both sides said that if the Verizon workers went on strike, the walkout would probably be a long one.
Once Verizon workers were allowed into the West Street building to assess the damage, officials realized that it would take months to come up with long-term solutions.
Be what you want, child Doctor, Verizon worker But not a Mets fan I can't say it has always been easy.