https://seekingalpha.com/news/3392742-wsj-verizon-launches-buyouts-trim-workforce
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--Verizon (VZ -0.3%) has launched an early-retirement program as a move to cut back on its workforce, The Wall Street Journal reports.
--The company has offered buyouts to thousands of employees, including all management employees as well as some line staff, according to the report -- though front-line sales employees are excluded.
--The packages include ""three weeks pay for each year"" of service, more "employee friendly" than prior buyouts, Verizon says.