Verizon has reacted to the recent strike by 39,000 of its employees, warning investors about the pressure now on their second-quarter earnings.<br />Shares of the company’s stock have slid 2.6 percent to $50.41 early Thursday morning.<br />The warning overshadows what has been an otherwise profitable year for Verizon as they added 640,000 new customers and met analysts’ profit estimates for the first quarter.<br />Verizon stock has climbed 12 percent this year through Wednesday, before the company took a hard stance against two of its labor unions, who are facing job cuts.
