Join us in our 8th Annual Cornhole Tournament to benefit the IBEW Local 2322 Benevolent Fund. We support local charities and the local community throughout the year as well as our members facing hardships.

This is a fun day out in the Pines at the Lafayette Club in Taunton, MA. Rain or Shine - will be held indoors if the weather is not favorable. Please reach out to purchase tickets in advance. $30 per person to play. If you don't want to compete, it's OK.. join us for some food and raffles.

Band starts at 3 after festivities are over.

**This is a charity event - not a professional tournament**

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Liberty Bay Credit Union Welcomes IBEW Local 2322 Members

For more information, click on the picture or link below to access benefits for Local 2322 members.

https://info.lbcu.org/save-more-with-ibew-2322-benefits

If you are a Local 2322 member and already belong to Liberty Bay Credit Union, please scan the QR code below to be coded as Local 2322 in their system for added benefits when facing hardships like strike etc.  

If anyone has questions or would like to discuss their individual circumstances one-on-one, please contact Kelly Amato directly. 

Scan if you are an existing Liberty Bay CU member and of Local 2322

The members of the IBEW System Council T6 in New England have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the tentative agreement to extend the contract. Thank you to everyone who participated in this important process. 

Update 2/19/26

The Union and the Company have agreed to continue the ongoing negotiations.  Any new information that can be shared will be posted.

Sisters and Brothers of Local 2322,

Our current collective bargaining agreement with Verizon is set to expire Saturday, August 1^st, 2026. The IBEW System Council T6 along with IBEW Local 2213, IBEW Local 827 and CWA Districts 1 and 2-13 have agreed to meet with Verizon for a limited amount of time in January to explore the possibility of a contract extension. The IBEW and CWA remain focused on our members' priorities, and will provide an update on these discussions as soon as one is available. While we hope these talks prove productive, it is imperative that we continue to prepare for contract expiration by mobilizing and showing our solidarity.

Fraternally,

Eric Hetrick

Verizon to Cut About 15,000 Jobs

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Telecommunications company is looking to reduce costs as it works to stem customer losses

The layoffs include shifting about Verizon 200 stores into franchise​s​, moving employees off ​the books.

Verizon Communications plans to cut roughly 15,000 jobs, its largest reduction ever, to reduce costs amid rising competition.
 

Verizon Communications VZ 1.47%increase; green up pointing triangle is planning to cut roughly 15,000 jobs, looking to reduce costs as it contends with increased competition for both wireless service and home internet customers, according to people familiar with the matter.

The cuts, the largest ever for the carrier, are set to take place in the next week, the people said. The majority of the reduction is expected to be made through layoffs. 

Verizon also plans to transition about 200 stores into franchised operations, which will shift employees off its payroll, one of the people said.

The company had about 100,000 employees as of February, according to securities filings.

Verizon, the largest U.S. telecommunications provider by subscriber base, faces a fierce battle in both wireless and home internet markets. It has lost crucial postpaid phone subscribers for three consecutive quarters, as other wireless companies pick off customers. In April, it began offering a price-lock guarantee for a swath of customers, though competitors have also since pushed similar promotions.

In the most recent quarter, Verizon lost a net 7,000 postpaid phone connections, while Wall Street analysts had forecast a gain of 19,000. AT&T and T-Mobile have both been growing those subscriber counts.

Last month, Verizon named its lead independent director Daniel Schulman as its new chief executive officer. Schulman, a former CEO of PayPal and Virgin Mobile USA, has said he would aggressively reduce the company’s entire cost base and take steps to reverse the customer losses.

“Verizon is at a critical inflection point,” he said last month in a call discussing the company’s third-quarter results.

The company has said it plans to exit or streamline legacy businesses that don’t offer clear paths to profitability, and will look to be a more nimble organization.

“We have a tremendous amount of opportunity to be more efficient, to be scrappier,” Schulman said. “Cost reductions will be a way of life for us here.”

Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in an October note that delivering Schulman’s vision in a mature U.S. telecom market would “not be easy or quick.” They said it is “possible—if not probable—that Verizon can improve operating and financial performance over time while remaining a rational actor in the marketplace.”

Verizon joins a wave of companies slimming down, with some finding tech-driven ways of improving efficiencies. Corporate giants including Amazon.com, United Parcel Service and Target have all announced job cuts in recent weeks.