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Public Exhibit to Feature Jay Strike Artwork & Celebrating People’s History Series in Lewiston

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05, Jan, 2024

State Workers (MSEA-SEIU 1989) Ratify New Two-Year Contracts

Members of the Maine Service Employees Association (SEIU 1989), voted last week to ratify new, two-year contracts with the Mills administration.

05, Jan, 2024

Maine's State Minimum Hourly Wage Rises to $14.15

Maine's state minimum wage rose from $13.80 to $14.15 an hour this week thanks to a state law that requires the minimum wage to be annually adjusted for inflation.

05, Jan, 2024

Union Members Help Clean Up & Transform Former Jay Union Hall Into Western Maine Labor Council Local 14 Solidarity Center

Members of the UMaine Graduate Workers Union, IBEW and DSA along with staff from the Charles A.

05, Jan, 2024

Katie Schools Hired as Community Outreach Organizer for Scontras Center

PHOTO: Katie Schools (middle) with Kevin Van Meter & Matt Emmick of the Scontras Center.

05, Jan, 2024

Maine Lobstering Union Members (IAM Local 207) Sue State Over Electronic Tracking Rule

Five members of the Maine Lobstering Union (IAM 207), have filed a legal challenge in United States District Court to new rules that require lobstermen with federal lobster fishing permits to install electric tracking devices on their boats.

05, Jan, 2024