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FairPoint, unions still at impasse
2014-11-19 23:52:12| Telecom - Topix.net
Two unions and the company met with a federal mediator in Boston. "The mediator asked both parties to come in and see where we were," said Glenn Brackett, business manger of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2320 in Manchester.
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FairPoint, striking workers return to negotiating table
2014-11-18 16:41:33| Telecom - Topix.net
FairPoint Communications and representatives of more than 1,700 striking workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are going back to the negotiating table. A federal mediator asked the telecommunications company and two unions to meet Tuesday in Boston to see if they can find any common ground that could end a strike by more than 1,700 workers.
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Striking FairPoint workers march in Portland
2014-11-09 11:17:00| Telecom - Topix.net
The chant "one day longer, one day stronger" reverberated from Monument Square as hundreds of striking FairPoint Communications workers and their supporters gathered Saturday. HE RAN OFF WITH CASH.
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FairPoint asks customers for patience
2014-11-06 18:40:42| Telecom - Topix.net
For the first time since workers walked out last month, FairPoint Communications is acknowledging delays in fulfilling customer service requests and is asking its customers for patience. The company that provides telephone service and high-speed Internet service is working to eliminate the backlog of customer service requests and to mitigate the disruption caused when more than 1,700 workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont went on strike on Oct. 17, officials said.
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FairPoint workers on strike accused of intimidation
2014-10-22 07:22:26| Telecom - Topix.net
A nor'easter that arrived Tuesday could deliver the first major test for replacement workers hired by FairPoint Communications in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, with driving rain and strong wind gusts possibly causing service disruptions as more than 1,700 workers remain on strike. The company, meanwhile, accused striking workers of intimidating contractors and employees and said an automated phone-jamming effort attempted to disrupt its call centers.
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