The System Council T6, IBEW New Jersey and CWA districts 1, 2 and 13 have agreed to early contract negotiations with Verizon. Our current contract is set to expire on August 5^th 2023 but the Union and the company have agreed to begin discussions to work towards an extension to our current agreement. We have mutually agreed to limited topics with the hopes to reach an agreement sooner. Both sides have been meeting and open discussions have started and proposals have been passed. Originally these negotiations were set to end on June 6^th but the Union and the company have agreed to extend that date. We will keep meeting as long as we keep moving forward.  We will keep this membership updated throughout this process and report any developments on our website and this tape.