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Postal workers (APWU), fellow union members and mail customers picketed in Orono, Old Town, Brewer, Hampden and Bangor on Saturday to protest a

Last week, the Maine Department of Transportation announced its decision to recommend to the federal government that a new port be built on state- owned land on Sears Island for the development of offshore wind.

Forty-five workers at the Clinton-based manufacturer Formtek have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the company that includes 15 percent wage increases over the course of the three-year contract.

IBEW leaders, Congressman Jared Golden and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree are calling on broadband and telecom provider Consolidated Communications (CCI) to cancel another round of proposed layoffs and cease rampant subcontracting on the build out of its high-speed fiber network.

PHOTO: Senate President Troy Jackson addresses the Union Construction Academy graduating class on Feb. 15.

This week, the Maine AFL-CIO testified in support of