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“We weren’t just fighting EMMC. We were fighting every hospital in the state of Maine.” — A History of Nurse Organizing in Maine

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Preble Street Workers (MSEA-SEIU 1989) House 270 Veterans in One Year

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Rep-Elect Kilton Webb (IBEW 567) Discusses Election Victory

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New Study: Being in a Union means a $1.3 Million Increase in Lifetime Earnings

Being in a union means a $1.3 million increase in lifetime earnings on average over the course of a lifetime,

20, Oct, 2022

HIRING ANNOUNCEMENT: Maine AFL-CIO Apprenticeship, Workforce & Equity Director

The Maine AFL-CIOis seeking a dynamic

20, Oct, 2022

Portland Starbucks Workers Optimistic About Union Vote on Oct. 17

Workers at the Starbucks coffee shop on Middle Street in Portland are scheduled to have their union election with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday, Oct. 17.

13, Oct, 2022

Gov. Mills & Sen. Jackson Passed a Law Protecting Corrections Officers After LePage Repeatedly Blocked It

In 2012, AFSCME Council 93 member Phil Newth, a corrections officer at Maine State Prison, took to the airwaves to oppose the LePage administration’s mistreatment of public employees.

13, Oct, 2022

Union Members Knock on Doors for Senator Craig Hickman

Union members have been pounding the pavement hard in Kennebec County to talk to voters about House District 56 candidate Kent Ackley, Senator Craig Hickman, who has been a champion for labor causes in the Maine Legislature and Governor Janet Mills.

13, Oct, 2022

Hundreds Attend Plumbers and Pipefitters' Career Days

Last week, several hundred high school students attended Maine Construction Career Days. The United Association of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 716 was on hand to give students direct exposure to welding and the pipe trades.

13, Oct, 2022