In mid-April 2016, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Communications Workers of America conducted a strike against Verizon after they failed to negotiate a contract for workers. With apologies to her coworkers, one union employee in Lowell, Massachusetts decided to cross the line and continue working, earning additional compensation for doing so. After the strike, the union held a trial on the employee, fining her more than $24,000 for her perceived transgressions. They have since taken her to court to get her to pay.
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