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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

The Origins of Labor Day in Maine!

IN THIS EDITION:
  • Come Celebrate Labor Day with Us!
  • Support for Unions at Near 50-Year High!
  • BIW Seeking 1,000 New Workers

Videos of Summer Institute & Upcoming Labor Day Events!

In This Edition:

  • Check Out What You Missed at Labor Summer Institute!
  • National Call-In Day to Fix NAFTA 2.0
  • Join Us for Labor Day Celebrations Across the State!

Labor Puts Candidates On Notice: ‘Let’s Be Honest About The Democratic Party’s Record’

The president of the AFL-CIO labor federation spoke at a closed meeting with representatives from the entire field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates ahead of Wednesday’s

Mother Jones in Heaven & More!

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Last Chance to Register for Summer Institute!
  • Reading of “Mother Jones in Heaven,” Aug 7th at UMaine
  • Union & Activists Protest Tax Fraud and Worker Misclassification
  • USW 366 Members Featured in USW @ Work

Stop the Attack on Union Apprenticeships!

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Stop the Attack on Union Apprenticeships!
  • Maine Lobstering Union (IAM 207) Organizes Unity Rally in Stonington
  • Union Members Show Up to Support Nurses in Contract Rally
  • Workers Turn Out for Race & Economics Presentation
  • Judicial Branch Employees (MSEA SEIU 1989) Win Pay Raises in New Contract
  • It’s Medicare’s 54th Birthday, Let’s Expand It to Everyone!

From the Shop Floor to the Legislature

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Rep. Tina Riley (IBEW 1253): From the Shop Floor to the Legislature
  • SAPPI Westbrook Workers Win Pay Raises
  • National AFL-CIO Leader to Be Honored Sunday Aug. 18 in Maine
  • Plumbers & Pipefitters Welcome New Members
  • Labor History: When 2,000 Maine State Workers Staged A Walkout

Maine Workers Once Again Get Results!

IN THIS EDITION:

  • Rep. Cuddy: We Need More Union Members in the Legislature
  • Sign Up for Our Worker Candidate Training!
  • AFSCME Locals 2968 & 1814 Secure Pay Raises in New Contract
  • Reminder: Machias Nurses & Technicians to Hold Rally Thursday July 18
  • Join Loggers & International Workers at Summer Institute!

One Year Later

IN THIS EDITION

  • Nurses to Hold Contract Rally in Machias
  • Fighting Back in the Wake of the Janus Decision
  • ​Portland City Manager Throws Tantrum at Firefighters
  • Save the Dates: Labor Day Events!
  • Better Know a Local: IBEW 1837