Help Striking FairPoint Workers, Donate to IBEW-CWA Solidarity Fund

About 1,800 members of CWA and the IBEW have been on strike at FairPoint Communications locations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont since October 17. The 215 CWA members are covered by the CWA's Members' Relief Fund, however, the 1,500 striking IBEW members have no strike fund.

FairPoint unilaterally imposed a contract that ended restrictions on subcontracting and outsourcing, froze pensions, increased health care costs for active workers and cut retiree health care, added a two-tier wage plan with big pay cuts for new hires and other cuts that forced workers to strike.

"The IBEW has no strike fund so it is imperative that we approach our members to try and help support both CWA and IBEW members who had the courage to strike. We must ensure that these valiant union members cannot be starved or frozen back to work," said Chris Shelton, CWA D1 Vice President.

For more information and to contribute, check out this FairPoint Solidarity Fund Flyer.