PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ More than 1,700 striking FairPoint workers are wrapping up voting on a tentative agreement to end a four-month strike in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Three days of voting drew to a close Sunday morning with meetings in Burlington, Vermont, and Augusta, Maine. Union officials planned to announce the results later in the day.
The telecom workers went on strike in October. The tentative agreement came about after federal mediators brought both sides together six weeks ago in Washington, D.C.
Workers say FairPoint agreed to retain a defined benefit pension for current employees and to impose strict limits on hiring of outside contractors. They say health care contributions were lowered and that the company agreed to provide a stipend to help retirees with health insurance.