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Our union brothers and sisters with the UAW are on the frontlines of the struggle for the American Dream and they need all the support and solidarity we can give them. The closest UAW picket line is Mansfield, MA and some Mainers are planning to head down and support them.

PHOTO: Moderator Taifa Smith Butler & Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls.

PHOTO: lAMAW Local S6 member Doug Hall on strike on his birthday in 2020.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local S7 has negotiated an agreement with Bath Iron Works to temporarily give surveyors on the first shift the option of working four ten-hour shifts instead of the standard five-day eight-hour shifts.

The Maine AFL-CIO has announced this year’s winners of the Working Class Hero, Solidarity, President’s and Edie Beaulieu awards, which will be presented at our Biennial Convention on Thursday October 26 - Friday October 27th. Winners include:

Members of AFSCME Locals 1814, 1825, 2089, and 2968 working in state Mental health and corrections facilities have ratified a new two-year contract with the Mills administration. According to AFSCME Council 93, the new contract: