Sprint Faces Strike by 2,700 Workers

Sprint Corp., the No. 3 U.S. long-distance phone company by sales, faces a possible strike today by 2,700 workers in five states who seek higher pay and a reduction in the use of contractors.

The Communications Workers of America set a strike deadline of 1 p.m. EST, a union spokesman said. The CWA is seeking three-year agreements for workers in Sprint’s local-phone division in Oregon, Indiana, Tennessee, North Carolina and Florida.