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FAIRPOINT, UNIONS REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT

vic bala — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:28:59 -0500

FairPoint, Unions Reach Tentative Agreement

FairPoint, unions reach tentative agreement on bankruptcy concessions

By CLARKE CANFIELD Associated Press Writer
PORTLAND, Maine February 2, 2010

FairPoint Communications and unions representing nearly 3,000 employees in northern New England have reached a tentative agreement on a contract as FairPoint prepares to submit its bankruptcy reorganization plan.

FairPoint was seeking $30 million in concessions from workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Communications Workers of America as it works to restructure its debt load and reduce costs. The unions agreed last year on a five-year contract that was set to expire in August 2013.

FAIRPOINT ON VERGEOF DEAL WITH UNIONS

vic bala — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:12:06 -0500

FairPoint on verge of deal with unions

Bankruptcy weighs on phone company

By DANIEL BARRICK
Monitor staff

FairPoint Communications Inc. has reached a tentative agreement with its labor unions, a deal that both sides say will help the troubled telecommunications company emerge from bankruptcy and improve its services.

The agreement must still be approved by each union's membership, which could take a couple of weeks. But the deal could be a big step toward righting FairPoint's finances as it prepares to outline its restructuring plans before a bankruptcy court.

"We all need to work together and come out of this bankruptcy as quickly as possible, for the benefit of the workers, management and the consumer," said Don Trementozzi, president of Communications Workers of America Local 1400, one of four unions that represent a total of roughly 3,000 FairPoint workers. "We think this agreement takes care of that."

GREATER SOUTHEASTERN MASS. LABOR COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP

vic bala — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:33:44 -0500

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The Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council is proud to announce changes in it's scholarship program.Beginning in 2007, it will be administered by a committee of UMass Dartmouth and council staff. We will still be offering three $1000 scholarships to qualified high school seniors in our jurisdiction. Download the Criteria and Application forms for more detail.

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BROTHER JERRY LEARY 2222

vic bala — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:02:52 -0500

WE ARE SAD TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF JERRY LEARY VICE PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 2222.

THE ARRANGMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

JOHN J. O'CONNOR & SON FUNERAL HOME

740 ADAMS STREET

DORCHESTER,MA.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16,2009 3-8 P

THERE WILL BE A FUNERAL MASS ON THURSDAY,DECEMBER 17,2009 AT ST.ANN'S CHURCH, NEPONSET AT 11:00AM.

FAIRPOINT BANKRUPTCY MAY BE ON THE HORIZON

vic bala — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:12:33 -0400

Signs pointing to FairPoint bankruptcy
By ASHLEY SMITH, Staff Writer, Nashua Telegraph
Published: Sunday, October 11, 2009 More than two years after critics first voiced concerns that tiny FairPoint lacked the resources to take over Verizon’s Northern New England land-line business, some of their predictions are proving true. Unable to make its massive debt payments, FairPoint will have to file for bankruptcy by month’s end unless it can strike a deal with creditors. The company is losing land-line customers – and thus, revenue – faster than anticipated. And the celebrated launch of a TV service to compete with cable – a move FairPoint said would bring in the extra income to compensate for the decline in land-line customers – has been put on hold.

STOP THE LAYOFF RALLY AND MARCH OCTOBER 1,2009 BOSTON MA.

vic bala — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:58:43 -0400

RALLY AND MARCH THURSDAY OCTOBER 1,2009 4:OOPM KICKOFF AT THE STATE HOUSE BOSTON MA.

STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE

cjolls — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:10:17 -0400

June 25, 2008

Brothers and Sisters,

Retiree Club News

cjolls — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:45:30 -0400

The Club dues structure is $10 per member per year. If this sounds interesting to you, please fill out an application and mail it with a check for $10 payable to: IBEW Retires Members Club 2322 and return it to IBEW 2322 Retired Members Club, 106 West Grive Street, Middleboro, Ma. 02346. Please respond by May 9, 2008.

Our first meeting of 2008 will be June 2, 2008 at 11:00am at the Fireside Grill pm Rt. 18, less than 100 yards from the Middleboro rotary. Any member planning to attend should e-mail Wayne Amaral at Palzy@msn.com or call Gil Champagne at 508-763-5104 and leave a message. Please respond by May 23, 2008.

Also, please pass on this information to any other retirees that may not have received this notice.

Retired Members Organizing Committee: Wayne Ammaral, Gil Champagne, Bill Dillon, Gary Hetrick, Joanne Ieronimo, Carol Pacheco, Bill Sullivan, Anne Swain, Emma Almeida and Bill Rejsek.

PATRIOTS TICKETS

administrator — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:39:00 -0400

WE ARE CURRENTLY AUCTIONING OFF 4 PATRIOTS TICKETS FOR SEPTEMBER 16 SECTION 328 ROW 2 SEATS 5 THROUGH 8. THERE ARE ALSO 4 PASSES FOR THE "PATRIOTS TAILGATE PARTY" AT THE DANA FARBER FIELD HOUSE!!!! THE AUCTION WILL CLOSE @5PM ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER19. PLEASE E-MAIL ALL BIDS TO IBEW2322@VERIZON.NET I WILL POST BIDS AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE ON THIS WEB SITE...............THE CURRENT BID IS $350.00

UNIT MEETING FOR UNIT 1,2,3,4 AND 7

administrator — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:47:48 -0400

UNIT MEETING FOR UNITS 1,2,3,4 AND 7 WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 6TH AT 6PM MITCHELL CLUB IN MIDDLEBORO