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Fighting for Stronger Labor Standards

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Workers Support Bill to Ensure Clean Energy Projects Create Good Quality Union Jobs & Advance Equity
  • Nurses at EMMC Win Contract to Improve Patient Safety, Wages and Staffing
  • Railway Workers Urge Congressional Delegation to Protect Public Safety & Union Jobs In Pan Am Railways Acquisition 
  • Maine Race & Labor History Presentation — Wed., April 21st
  • UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 716 Career Fair — Wed. April 21st
  • Union Members Turn Out for New Member Orientation Training 
  • Labor Council President & USW retiree Calls for Online Voter Registration at “Democracy Day Event”
  • Upcoming PRO Act Events!

Maine Med Nurses are Voting & More!

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Maine Med Nurses Are Voting!
  • IAM Local S7 Ratifies Contract with Solid Pay Raises & Better Benefits
  • Call Senators King and Collins and Tell Them to Support the PRO Act
  • American Jobs Plan will Strengthen Workers’ Rights & Rebuild Our Infrastructure 
  • Firefighters Win Major Gains in American Rescue Plan
  • Union Members Nominated for Workers’ Comp Board
  • When Bosses Marched Workers to the Ballot Box

IAM Local S7 Ratifies BIW Contract with Solid Pay Raises & Better Benefits

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local S7 voted overwhelmingly Sunday to ratify a new three-year contract with Bath Iron Works that includes substantial pay i

Museum Workers Fight Back

IN THIS EDITION

  • PMA Workers Demand Museum Cease Attacks on Workers' Rights
  • American Rescue Plan Saves Pensions for Maine Paper Workers
  • Maine Legislature Passes Budget to Fund Essential Services
  • Public Hearing for Renewable Energy Labor Standards Bill (LD 1231) – Friday, April 9
  • Register for “Workers Rising Everywhere” Online Organizing Course 
  • Mental Health Workers Testify in Support of Retirement Security Bill
  • Last Chance to Sign Up for New Member Orientation Train the Trainers!

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USW Member Uses Union Plus Legal Program To Stand Up for Workers' Rights

Lisa Pedersen of Revere, Massachusetts, has been a United Steelworkers (USW) member for 34 years. As “the first girl in [her] area” when she started as a gas leak investigator and repair person for the National Grid, Pedersen is used to being a leader. She is now a “working leader” at the National Grid, and her union loyalty and leadership instincts have particularly shone during the past couple of years.

New Poll: 77% of Americans Support Amazon Union Drive

Today, the AFL-CIO and GBAO released a nationwide poll of registered voters that found more than three-quarters of Americans support workers’ efforts to organize a union at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. The findings come days after voting closed in the organizing drive and demonstrate a significant rise in public support.

All the Maine Labor News Fit to Print

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Legislature to Move 'Back to Basics' Budget to Fund Essential Services
  • Workers, Unions & Speaker Fecteau Unveil Bill to Fix Maine’s Unemployment System
  • Maine Traffic Signal Overhaul Will Be 100% Union
  • "Stop Asian Hate" Rallies in Bangor and Portland — this Thurs. & Sat.
  • Union Electricians Benefit from State Prevailing Wage State Law
  • Upcoming Winter Institute Event: Unions & Democracy

AFL-CIO Collaboration Develops Target Date CIT Funds for DC Plans

“This suite of target date CIT funds is a welcome addition to the lineup of financial products which carry the AFL-CIO name,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “Defined benefit plans remain the bedrock of a secure retirement. However, the Labor Movement’s philosophy that all Americans are entitled to retire with dignity and financial security dictates that we must also ensure that defined contribution investors’ interests are protected. This product provides a cost-effective solution that brings this proposition to life.

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Rights and Protections for All Working Families

Two pieces of legislation will take an important step toward fixing our unjust immigration system by providing permanent protections to vital members of our communities and our unions. Call your senators and urge them to support the Dream Act (S. 264) and the SECURE Act (S. 306) today.

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