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Labor History: Wild Cat Strikes Upset AFL Organizing Effort at South Portland Shipyard

Labor History: Wild Cat Strikes Upset AFL Organizing Effort at South Portland Shipyard

PHOTO: Groups of men and women shipbuilders milling about the gates at the South Portland Shipbuilding
Corporation, December 1, 1942. Portland Evening Express.

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APWU
Postal Workers (APWU), Community Response, Congressional Delegation & More Pressure USPS to Pause Hampden Mail Consolidation

Postal Workers (APWU), Community Response, Congressional Delegation & More Pressure USPS to Pause Hampden Mail Consolidation

After aggressive input from local unions, state legislators and allies, Maine’s Congressional delegation — in partnership with members of Congress across the country — has pressured Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to pause the consolidation and network changes impacting the Eastern Maine Processin

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Stephen Stewart
IAM Local S6 Secretary-Treasurer Stephen Stewart Hired as Morse Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach

IAM Local S6 Secretary-Treasurer Stephen Stewart Hired as Morse Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach

Machinists Local S6 Secretary Treasurer Stephen Stewart has just been hired as the new Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach at Morse High School in Bath.

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Riverview
Opinion: Legislature Must Address Unsafe Staffing Levels at State Psychiatric Facilities

Opinion: Legislature Must Address Unsafe Staffing Levels at State Psychiatric Facilities

PHOTO: Sally Nichols (second from right) with Riverview Psychiatric Center workers at a hearing at the State House in Augusta this week.

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Firefighters
Lewiston Firefighters Blast Council’s Decision to Renew Private Ambulance Contract; Fight for Better Service & Response Times for Lewison

Lewiston Firefighters Blast Council’s Decision to Renew Private Ambulance Contract; Fight for Better Service & Response Times for Lewison

The Lewiston City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to spend at least a half-million dollars to continue its contract with the private emergency services provider United Ambulance Service (UAS), despite firefighters’ concerns about delayed response times.

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