Upcoming Labor Events in Maine

Labor & Veterans United: Fighting Privatization of the VA, Medicare, and USPS - Nov. 13

When: Wednesday, November 13th, 6pm  

Where: Teamsters Local 340 Hall, 27 Main Street, South Portland

Join labor journalist and organizer Steve Early, award-winning journalist, Suzanne Gordon and Jose Vasquez,Executive Director of Common Defense, for a discussion about how union members, military veterans and health care reformers are fight efforts to privatize traditional, Medicare, the VA hospital system and the US Postal Service.

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Movie Matinee: "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power” — Nov. 10

When: November 10th, 1:00pm.

Where: Temple Beth El, 400 Deering Ave, Portland

Join APRI-ME on November 10th at 1pm for a showing and discussion of "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power" at the Temple Beth El in Portland. This award-winning film tells the story of the courageous campaign against violence and oppression in the struggle for the right to vote in Lowndes County, Alabama in the 1960s. Watch the trailer here.

The movie showing will start at 1:00 PM on November 10, followed by an engaging and thought-provoking discussion!

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Screening of Amazon Labor Union Documentary — Nov. 20

When: November 20

Where: The Space Gallery, 534 - 538 Congress St. Portland

The Space Gallery will be showing the new documentary Union, about how Amazon workers took on one of the most powerful corporations in the world and unionized a warehouse on Staten Island, NY. Watch a trailer of the film here. Stay tuned for more details.