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PHOTO: Steward of the Year Shaun Fisher (IBEW 2071)

Food AND Medicine and the Eastern Maine Labor Council’s 21st Annual Solidarity Harvest is just around the corner!

The Maine AFL-CIO and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local S6 at Bath Iron Works

PHOTO: Branch 92 President Mark Seitz speaks to Postal Bootcamp participants.

Building trades unions are in the process of negotiating labor agreements on a new affordable housing project in downtown Portland. The eight-story building will include 201 affordable units at 89 Elm Street in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood. Construction is expected to begin in the spring.

Today's diverse, inclusive labor movement advances the hopes and aspirations of all working people to build a stronger, more equitable America. When workers unite in a union we turn low-paying jobs into good jobs that pay family-supporting wages.