Verizon workers go on strike

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Communications Workers of America members picket Wednesday at Verizon’s call center in Wise. They want the company to increase focus on its wireline services — a key issue in talks that have dragged on since a labor contract expired in August 2015. Left to right are Hedi Wagner, Angel Phillips, Jessica Winebarger, Pat Lawson, Shane Sneed and his wife Tiffany Sneed, who does not work for Verizon. JEFF LESTER PHOTO