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Bill to Curb Forced Overtime Held Over Until Next Year

Bill to Curb Forced Overtime Held Over Until Next Year

The Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee voted last week to carry over a bill (LD 1794) to limit forced overtime in the paper industry to next year’s legislative sessions to provide time for union workers and paper companies to find solutions to address this abusive practice that is

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Save the Date: Amazon Labor Union Leader Chris Smalls Coming to Maine in September

Save the Date: Amazon Labor Union Leader Chris Smalls Coming to Maine in September

The Maine Center for Economic Policy has just announced that MECEP Policy Insights Talk will feature a conversation with Chris Smalls, the founder and president of the Amazon Labor Union, an independent, democratic, worker-led labor union at Amaz

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Ask Our Senators to Support Julie Su for Labor Secretary

Ask Our Senators to Support Julie Su for Labor Secretary

Julie Su has made a career out of representing not only workers, but the most vulnerable workers in America. Her record speaks for itself. As a young attorney representing trafficked Thai garment workers outside of Los Angeles, she won $4 million in stolen wages.

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