SKOWHEGAN — Thomas Scott Manduca, 55, of Dresden and Monmouth, died Friday, June 8, unexpectedly at work in Skowhegan. Tom was born April 14, 1963, in York, to William J. and Jeannine Y. (Dionne) Manduca. He served as the head swim coach for the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA as part of the Maine state YMCA swim league, executive […]
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Larry O. McAuley
MIAMI, Fla. – Larry O. McAuley, died Sunday, July 2, in Florida. He was born in Farmington on April 24, 1949, a son of Odlin and Beverly (Adams) McAuley and was a graduate of Livermore Falls High School. He was a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, where he served as an MP. He was […]
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Analyst: With strike over, FairPoint shareholders ‘beating the drums’ to sell the company
PORTLAND (AP) — FairPoint Communications said it needed to bring costs and benefits into sync with competitors in the telecommunications industry. By doing just that in a new labor pact, the company has made itself more attractive to potential buyers, an analyst and workers say. Workers said during a four-month strike in northern New England […]
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FairPoint workers fear they’re going to have to clean up messes caused by replacement workers
PORTLAND (AP) — FairPoint’s unionized workers fear they’ll find a mess when they return Wednesday from a four-month strike in which replacement workers handled call center duties and maintained the telecommunications network in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. There were widely documented customer service problems during the strike of more than 1,700 workers, and union […]
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FairPoint workers ratify agreement to end four-month strike
PORTLAND (AP) — 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 […]
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Voting continues on ratification of FairPoint agreement
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Striking FairPoint workers are continuing their voting on a tentative agreement to end a four-month strike in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Communications Workers of America were holding briefings and ratification votes Saturday in Presque Isle; and in Manchester and Portsmouth, N.H. Voting wraps […]
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Strike by more than 1,700 FairPoint workers reaches 100-day milestone
PORTLAND (AP) — FairPoint Communications and more than 1,700 striking workers reached the 100-day milestone on Saturday with workers marking the occasion with events across the region and expressing hope that the two sides will soon reach an agreement. Striking workers said they’re hopeful because mediated negotiations have continued for three weeks without breaking down. […]
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Workers in the dark on talks between FairPoint, unions
PORTLAND (AP) — FairPoint and its two unions have been meeting for a week but a strict gag order has left more than 1,700 workers in the dark about any possible progress toward ending the strike. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service imposed the order when the parties returned to the table last weekend for […]
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FairPoint, unions to resume talks in Washington
PORTLAND (AP) — Top leaders from FairPoint Communication and unions representing 1,700 striking workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are to gather in Washington, D.C., to resume negotiations. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Communication Workers of America are hoping for a breakthrough during the closed-door talks scheduled for Sunday. It’s the […]
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Maine sees ‘dramatic spike’ in FairPoint complaints, but public advocate says state lacks ‘any real leverage’
AUGUSTA — On Nov. 1, an ice storm broke a telephone pole and took down two FairPoint Communications telephone lines on Monhegan Island, laying them across the community’s main drag, Blackhead Road. FairPoint workers rigged a temporary fix that restored phone service, but they couldn’t immediately replace two broken telephone poles. Sheets of plywood were […]