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“We weren’t just fighting EMMC. We were fighting every hospital in the state of Maine.” — A History of Nurse Organizing in Maine

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“We weren’t just fighting EMMC. We were fighting every hospital in the state of Maine.” — A History of Nurse Organizing in Maine

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Labor Committee Recommends Increasing COLAs for Retired Public Employees

Labor Committee Recommends Increasing COLAs for Retired Public Employees

The Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee has unanimously recommended increasing cost of living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MePERS), including teachers and state employees.

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Machinists S6 Member Glenn Burroughs Reappointed to Workers’ Comp Board

Machinists S6 Member Glenn Burroughs Reappointed to Workers’ Comp Board

Machinists Local S6 member Glenn Burroughs was reappointed for another term on the state Workers’ Compensation Board. By law, the Maine AFL-CIO submits a list of names of labor members to be considered for nomination to serve on the Labor seats on the Workers' Compensation Board.

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Bates College Seeks to Defy Law, Prevent Union Election Ballots from Being Counted - Again!

Bates College Seeks to Defy Law, Prevent Union Election Ballots from Being Counted - Again!

Fourteen months ago, staff and adjunct faculty at Bates College in Lewiston cast their ballots in a union election to join the Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA-SEIU Local 1989).

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Unions Offer Career Opportunities to Laid-Off New Mainers from Abbott Labs

Unions Offer Career Opportunities to Laid-Off New Mainers from Abbott Labs

Affiliates of the Maine State Building & Construction Trades Council have been reaching out to hundreds of immigrant workers who were laid off from the Abbott Labs COVID test manufacturing facility in Westbrook last month.

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