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Mediator says progress being made on FairPoint strike
Source: WCZX
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The federal mediator tasked with ending the three-month strike of FairPoint Communications workers says progress is being made.
Allison Beck's statement is the first word on negotiations in the three weeks since the federal government began closed-door talks to end the logjam.
More than 1,700 unionized workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont went on strike in October after FairPoint froze the pension plan and imposed a new contract that required employees to contribute to their health care for the first time, among other changes.
FULL short story at link.
Read more: http://www.wcax.com/story/27928754/mediator-says-progress-being-made-on-fairpoint-strike
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