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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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“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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IBEW 2327 Members Expanding Cutting-Edge High-Speed Broadband Throughout Maine

IBEW 2327 Members Expanding Cutting-Edge High-Speed Broadband Throughout Maine

Members of IBEW 2327 who work for the telephone and Internet provider Consolidated Communications have been busy building out a high-speed fiber optic network throughout the state this year.

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First Female President of the Metal Trades Council at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Discusses Priorities

First Female President of the Metal Trades Council at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Discusses Priorities

In 2020, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 788 member Alana Schaeffer became the first woman  elected President of the Metal Trades Council, an association of a dozen unions representing 3,000 employees across ten trades at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

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Sanford Federation of Teachers (AFT 3711) Distributes Free Books as Part of "First Book Program”

Sanford Federation of Teachers (AFT 3711) Distributes Free Books as Part of "First Book Program”

The Sanford Federation of Teachers (AFT Local 3711) recently hosted a First Book Program with help from the National AFT at Sanford elementary schools during teacher in-service days at the end of August.

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Health Care Workers (AFT) in Lincoln Win Wage Raises of Up to 50 Percent In New Contract

Health Care Workers (AFT) in Lincoln Win Wage Raises of Up to 50 Percent In New Contract

AFT Maine members at the Narraguagus Bay Healthcare Facility in Milbridge and the Penobscot Valley Hospital in Lincoln negotiated raises in their new contracts this summer. 

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