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Facilities workers who work for Action Facilities Management at federal buildings in Bangor, Augusta and Portland have won their union election to be represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 877.

Over 15 months into their fight for a first contract, medical interpreters at MaineHealth and supporters took to the streets of Portland last Friday for an informational picket outside the healthcare conglomerate’s flagship hospital, Maine Medical Center.

PHOTO: Waterville Starbucks workers

The wave of Starbucks worker victories continued Tuesday as workers at the Waterville Commons location voted 9-1 to join Starbucks Workers United.

President-elect Donald Trump said recently that he is considering privatizing the US Postal Service, according to

Maine’s Peer Workforce Navigator program is not only helping workers secure unemployment benefits, but also helping them find jobs more easily and faster, according to a

PHOTO: Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney beside President Biden as he designates the Frances
Perkins Homestead as a National Monument.