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Golden & Pingree Voted to Make Historic Investments in Working Families

Golden & Pingree Voted to Make Historic Investments in Working Families

In the two Maine Congressional races, Reps. Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree are the two candidates who have proven records of supporting working people and our unions. Below are some of the most important federal legislation that passed during this past Congressional term.

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Legislators, Golden, Pingree Have Stood Up for Workers, Now It’s Time to Stand with Them

Legislators, Golden, Pingree Have Stood Up for Workers, Now It’s Time to Stand with Them

Sometimes politicians make symbolic gestures to labor to get their votes at election time, but then forget about them after the election.

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Firefighters Endorse Jared Golden, Praise His Support for Essential Firefighter Programs

Firefighters Endorse Jared Golden, Praise His Support for Essential Firefighter Programs

The Professional Firefighters of Maine announced their endorsement of Congressman Jared Golden in Bangor on Thursday. Firefighters praised Golden for his work over the past four years supporting issues impacting emergency responders in Washington.

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AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler on the future of America's labor movement

Liz Shuler is the first woman ever elected president of the AFL-CIO.

She took over a time when the world of work has been turned upside down.

Union organizing is happening in some unexpected places, and sometimes in ways that disrupt the traditional union playbook.

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Homecoming for Liz Shuler

LABOR PRESS: You’ve been given such a huge responsibility now, with the death of your friend Rich Trumka [In August she was appointed to serve the remainder of his term.] But the entire time you’ve been involved, labor has been struggling to come back. Do you have a secret plan?

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