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Rep. Jared Golden’s Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights Passes House in Bipartisan 231-195 Vote

Read More > Rep. Jared Golden’s Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights Passes House in Bipartisan 231-195 Vote
Rep. Jared Golden’s Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights Passes House in Bipartisan 231-195 Vote

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Madawaska Paper Worker Lobbies Congress to Support Paper Industry

Madawaska Paper Worker Lobbies Congress to Support Paper Industry

Late last month USW Local 291 financial secretary Dave Hebert joined several paper union leaders from around the country in Washington DC to lobby Congress on key legislative issues to strengthen workers’ rights and support the paper industry.

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Read More > Madawaska Paper Worker Lobbies Congress to Support Paper Industry

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Tell Legislators to Support Strong Labor Standards for Offshore Wind

Tell Legislators to Support Strong Labor Standards for Offshore Wind

Building an offshore wind industry in Maine has the potential to create thousands of good union jobs for Mainers while bringing affordable clean energy to tens of thousands across our state. Building a port is critical to launching offshore wind in Maine.

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Read More > Tell Legislators to Support Strong Labor Standards for Offshore Wind

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Veteran Union Organizer Matthew Emmick Hired as Scontras Center Director

Veteran Union Organizer Matthew Emmick Hired as Scontras Center Director

We are excited to announce the hiring of Matthew Emmick as the new director of the Charles A. Scontras Labor & Community Education Center at the University of Southern Maine. Emmick comes to the position with extensive experience organizing farmworkers, nurses and others.

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Read More > Veteran Union Organizer Matthew Emmick Hired as Scontras Center Director