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On June 6, IAM Local S6 membership voted to pass a strike sanction vote with 99 percent voting yes. A total of 3,159 members voted with 3,111 voting YES and 33 voting NO. The measure only needed 30 percent of members to vote, but the union had a 72 percent voter turnout out of 4,404 members.

IAM Local 836 President Josh Johnson has been elected to succeed Alana Schaeffer as the new President of the Metal Trades Council, representing over 3,000 blue collar trades workers at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

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PHOTO: FAM Members at Workers Revive Democracy conference last month.

This year’s Union Steward of the Year Award goes to Maine State Nurses Association member Jessie Lambert for her fearless advocacy, relentless organizing, and deep compassion toward the members she serves.