By Malathi Nayak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The unions representing nearly 40,000 wireline workers of Verizon Communications Inc (N:VZ) ratified a new labor deal on Friday ending a months-long dispute that led to an employee strike that lasted nearly seven weeks, the company said.
The new contract will run until August 3, 2019. Last month, a tentative deal was reached between Verizon and representatives of the striking unions that included 1,400 new jobs and pay raises topping 10 percent.