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As Private Investors Seek to Buy Up the Land Beneath Her Home, MSEA Retiree Recalls Growing Up in Union Co-op Housing

As Private Investors Seek to Buy Up the Land Beneath Her Home, MSEA Retiree Recalls Growing Up in Union Co-op Housing

PHOTO: Harry Van Arsdale unveils a model of Electchester. Photo: Archives of the Joint Industry Board of Electrical Industry.

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Help Us Put a Working Class Candidate in the Blaine House!

Help Us Put a Working Class Candidate in the Blaine House!

On Thursday, the Maine AFL-CIO officially endorsed Troy Jackson for Governor. Our political committee reviewed questionnaires and interviewed candidates. Our forty-member Executive Board voted to endorse Troy Jackson as the best candidate to serve Maine’s working class. 
 

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Trump Administration’s Social Security Changes Causing Chaos & Confusion in Maine SSA Offices

Trump Administration’s Social Security Changes Causing Chaos & Confusion in Maine SSA Offices

The Trump administration’s radical reorganization of the Social Security Administration is causing chaos and confusion in Maine Social Security offices, dramatically increasing wait times and causing stress for both employees and beneficiaries.

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Golden, Jeffries Join Federal Unions in Urging Congress to Force Vote to Overturn Trump’s Anti-Union Executive Order

Golden, Jeffries Join Federal Unions in Urging Congress to Force Vote to Overturn Trump’s Anti-Union Executive Order

Congressman Jared Golden was joined on Thursday by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and other federal union leaders and Members of Congress to push for a vote on H.R. 2550, the Protect America’s Workforce Act of 2025.  

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