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Shipbuilders with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local S6 have voted to endorse Congressman Jared Golden for re-election.

The Professional Firefighters of Maine announced their endorsement of Congressman Jared Golden in Bangor on Thursday. Firefighters praised Golden for his work over the past four years supporting issues impacting emergency responders in Washington.

The Maine AFL-CIO Reading Group gathers regularly (via Zoom) for an hour each month to discuss a book (or articles) chosen by the members themselves. We’re a lively, welcoming, low-pressure bunch.

IBEW Locals 567 and 1253 are putting a record number of electrical apprentices to work in the field as Maine’s boom in solar power installations and construction continues. Currently, the two locals have a combined total of more than 200 apprentices working on various projects.

As long as workers have been forming unions in Maine, anti-labor politicians, judges and the business interests that support them have rigged the system against workers.