FairPoint Walks Away From Bargaining Process, Declares Impasse

[Omaha Steve]

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http://nhlabornews.com/2014/08/fairpoint-walks-away-from-bargaining-process-declares-impasse/

Unions Accuse Company of Federal Labor Law Violations

Manchester, NH–Unions representing nearly 2,000 employees of FairPoint Communications in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont met with the company on August 27 in Nashua, NH. The unions made a comprehensive proposal despite the company’s rejection of several earlier proposals.

The company then waited several hours before notifying the unions by email that the parties are at impasse and that the company would impose its last contract proposals at 12:01 a.m. on August 28.

“We strongly disagree with the company. We have not reached impasse. The company should stay at the table and continue to work with us to reach an acceptable agreement,” said Peter McLaughlin, Business Manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2327 in Augusta and chair of the unions’ bargaining committee.

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[unhappycamper]

1. Verizon sold the wire-line telephone business in northern states to Fairpoint

The reason Verizon got rid of the northern states? Unions.

Wired is regulated.