FairPoint Communications’ contract with 1,700 of its 2,550...
FairPoint Communications’ contract with 1,700 of its 2,550 workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont expired Saturday amid continued negotiations over a new deal. The two unions representing the 1,700 workers -- the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and International…
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Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) chapters in the three states -- had “dug in on almost all of their current benefits under contracts from a bygone era,” a FairPoint spokeswoman said in a news release (http://bit.ly/1sn1ceh). Points of contention include pensions, retiree medical benefits or changes in union involvement in subcontracting, FairPoint said. CWA and the local IBEW contractors said in a joint statement that they would continue to negotiate “until we reach a fair and equitable contract.” The 1,700 workers will continue to work under most terms of the expired contract. FairPoint said it has a plan in place to maintain its infrastructure in the three states if the workers strike.