KEENE, N.H. — Three striking FairPoint workers suffered minor injuries when they were struck Tuesday by a replacement worker who was driving a pickup truck across a picket line. None of the strikers suffered serious injuries, but one of them was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, according to union officials. The three […]
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FairPoint, unions return to bargaining table with no promises
PORTLAND — Representatives of two striking unions and company officials at FairPoint Communications were scheduled to return to the bargaining table Tuesday at the request of a federal mediator, but both sides said they entered the discussion with few expectations. The meeting in Boston was called by a federal mediator assigned to the case. The […]
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Hundreds of striking FairPoint workers rally in Portland’s Monument Square
PORTLAND — Striking FairPoint workers from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont gathered in Monument Square on Saturday afternoon to rally for what they say is a fair contract that would maintain “good jobs and good service” in northern New England. “No contract, no peace,” the crowd chanted, led by Diane Winton, president of the International […]
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FairPoint cries foul as striking unions say nor’easter will test replacement workers
PORTLAND — A warning of possible storm-related service outages from leaders of a union strike at FairPoint Communications prompted a sharp response from company officials Tuesday, who alleged union members have harassed the workers hired to replace them during the strike. The unions warned early in the day that a nor’easter storm expected to bring […]
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‘We don’t know what to expect’: FairPoint workers in Maine picket during first day of strike
The parking lot at FairPoint’s call center on Riverside Drive in Portland was still empty at about 10 a.m. Friday. In the coming weeks and months, who might pull into those and other parking spaces at FairPoint offices around the state is one of the biggest questions ahead for about 800 of the company’s Maine […]