Nationwide contract expires Saturday; 9,200 workers in NE affected. Jon Chesto, Patriot Ledger, July 30, 2008 Boston - At least 2,000 Verizon workers are expected to attend a rally at Post Office Square on Thursday night in front of Verizon’s New England headquarters as they attempt to pressure the company to reach a new contract agreement. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Communications Workers of America voted earlier this month to authorize union leadership to call for a strike after their current contracts expire at the end of the day on Saturday. ... Verizon