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Veteran Labor Leader Ned McCann Appointed to Maine Unemployment Commission

Veteran Labor Leader Ned McCann Appointed to Maine Unemployment Commission

Governor Janet Mills has appointed former Maine AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Ned McCann to the state Unemployment Insurance Commission, which handles appeals of unemployment eligibility decisions and job training programs.

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Union Members Go Door-to-Door for Pro-Labor Candidates Throughout Maine

Union Members Go Door-to-Door for Pro-Labor Candidates Throughout Maine

PHOTO: Linda Deane (USW 900 & Western Maine Labor Council), Rob Muzzy (USW), John Patrick (MSEA/USW) & Sarah Bigney McCabe canvassing for Senator Troy Jackson  and other labor candidates in Madawaska last week.

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Pingree, Congressional Members Take Starbucks CEO to Task for Withholding Pay Increases for Union Employees

Pingree, Congressional Members Take Starbucks CEO to Task for Withholding Pay Increases for Union Employees

Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined 30 members of Congress in a 

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City Airport Workers Join Bangor Federation of Public Employees (AFT 6071)

City Airport Workers Join Bangor Federation of Public Employees (AFT 6071)

The city of Bangor has voluntarily recognized four workers at the Bangor city airport as members of the the Bangor Federation of Public Employees (AFT) Local 6071 after the union filed a petition with the Maine Labor Relations Board to add the new members to the bargaining unit on Sept.

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