Unions are a thing of the past. Protecting the worker...yeah, right. There's nothing that a union can give you that you can't already get, and more, in a non-union shop. Don't let them fool you. A job is yours as long as the company can afford to pay you. When they can't, you're out. No union can help you at that point.
The real enemy is piss-poor executive mgmt which has routinely and predictably sank nearly every large ship that has ever set sail. In 3 yrs Verizon will be either a shell of its former self, broken up into smaller chunks and sold off, or spiral in on fire with flames shooting from its tail with its assets sold off at Craigslist prices. Even if you aren't offered a severance...update your LinkedIn page, dust of the paper resume, and get the f*** outta that place ASAP!