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As Maine’s construction season ramps up, the Maine AFL-CIO recently partnered with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters to host a two-week session of our Union Construction Academy that trained participants specifically for careers with the Carpenters and Millwrights.

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For the past several weeks IAM Union Local S6 members Doug Hall and John Cabral have been organizing mobile park home residents to fight exploitative corporate owners and stabilize lot rents.

The Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association, UAW Local 3999 (BMDA), voted to ratify a four year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GDBIW) on Saturday, ending a week-long strike.

The Maine AFL-CIO met with striking members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association last week for a communications training on how to effectively use their voices to speak to the media and inform the public about why they made the difficult decision to strike.

For the past nine months, unions across Maine have been developing our Contract with Maine's Working Class. We know that all working people are feeling squeezed by the rising cost of living. We need to develop a labor led agenda to address these issues and fight for the solutions we need.