Striking Verizon workers to return Wednesday; deal inked

NEW YORK (AP) — A union says nearly 40,000 striking Verizon employees will return to work Wednesday after reaching a tentative contract agreement. It includes 1,300 new call center jobs, nearly 11 percent in raises over four years and the first contract for Verizon wireless store workers.
The Communications Workers of America union announced the tentative pact Monday with VerizonCommunications Inc. They’d reached an agreement in principle Friday but hadn’t released details or a