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More than 1,700 FairPoint workers go on strike

By David Sharp
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More than 1,700 FairPoint workers go on strike

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Frustrated over a negotiating stalemate, more than 1,700 FairPoint Communications workers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont went on strike Friday, with picket-wielding employees demanding that the telecommunications company return to the bargaining table.

A FairPoint spokeswoman insisted the company is willing to listen if the unions provide a proposal that “meaningfully addresses the core issues.”

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