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Unions begin 3 days of voting on FairPoint contract
2015-02-24 17:13:03| Telecom - Topix.net
In this Jan. 23, 2015 file photo, Fairpoint employees Amber Lyman, left, and Julie Sawtelle picket outside the Fairpoint offices in Portland, Maine. Northern New Englandis primary landline provider, FairPoint Communications, and two unions representing more than 1,700 workers announced Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 that they had reached a tentative agreement to end the four-month strike.
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Striking FairPoint workers ratify tentative agreement
2015-02-23 00:18:32| Telecom - Topix.net
FairPoint Communications workers ratified a new contract during three days of voting, ending a four-month strike by more than 1,700 workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, two unions announced Sunday. Workers for northern New England's primary telephone company were eager to return to their jobs this week after a bitter strike in which both sides made concessions that eased some of the terms the company sought to impose.
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FairPoint Communications, unions reach deal to end strike
2015-02-19 20:56:20| Telecom - Topix.net
Northern New England's primary landline provider, FairPoint Communications, and two unions representing more than 1,700 workers announced Thursday that they had reached a tentative agreement to end a four-month strike. The tentative agreement follows more than a month of federally mediated negotiations.
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FairPoint visits VA clinic
2015-02-17 09:59:18| Telecom - Topix.net
Submitted Photo On Feb. 5, representatives of FairPoint Communications in Westfield visited the Dunkirk VA Clinic to present a donation to the Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency. FairPoint Communications Westfield employees raised the money throughout November and then decided to honor local veterans with a donation.
Mediated negotiations between FairPoint, unions in 5th week
2015-02-09 14:32:48| Telecom - Topix.net
FairPoint Communications and two unions representing more than 1,700 striking workers are entering a fifth week of closed-door negotiations. Federal mediators brought the two sides back to the table on Jan. 4. Two weeks ago, the mediator said progress was being made.
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