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We send our condolences to USW 900 and the family of Arthur Allen, 65, who passed away suddenly of natural causes at the Nine Dragons Mill in Rumford on Sunday, November 15.

Work continues to be very strong for IBEW electricians as Locals 567 and 1253 accept record numbers of first-year apprentices. IBEW 567 in Lewiston has 55 first-year apprentices and IBEW 1253 in Newport has accepted 40 first-year apprentices.

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The Scontras Center for Labor & Community & Education will be hosting a forum on safe staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios on Tuesday, December 5 at 6 pm at the McGoldrick Center at the University of Southern Maine, Portland campus. The program will feature Karen B.

We are excited to announce that we have hired Eric Sawyer to be our new Office Manager at the Maine AFL-CIO. Eric is a member of the stagehands union, IATSE Local 114, where he previously served as Vice President for Safety and Training.

It has been a monumental month for American labor.

UAW ratified powerful new contracts with each of America’s Big Three automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.

SAG-AFTRA reached an industry-defining tentative agreement with the television and film industry studios.