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A broad coalition of union members, environmentalists, faith leaders and state lawmakers rallied on Tuesday in Augusta in support of legislation to ensure future offshore wind port facilities are required to have strong protections for workers and the environment.

Last week, registered nurses with the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) rallied in support of the Maine Quality Care Act (

On Tuesday, members of the Maine State Nurses Association and non-union workers testified in support of a billwould crack down on employee intimidation during union drives.

Maine paper mills are increasingly forcing workers to work longer and longer and doing multiple shifts in a row to make up for a lack of staffing.

The Legislature's Energy, Utilities, & Technology Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill to support thousands of union jobs in renewable energy while also protecting critical lobster fishing grounds from the impact of offshore wind on Thursday, May 18th at 1pm.

The Maine Labor Alliance invites social service and non-profit workers to a community forum in the Community Room in the lower level of the Rockland Public Library on Tuesday, May 16th from 5:30 - 7:30pm. Free food and childcare will be provided.