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On Monday, workers at the Starbucks coffee shop on Middle Street in Portland 

The National AFL-CIO 

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which makes historic investments in renewable energy with strong labor standards that could create millions of union climate jobs, slash climate pollution and lower energy costs for working people.

In 2011, Governor Paul LePage and then-State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin concocted a scheme to cut the pensions of state workers and public school teachers to help pay for tax breaks for the wealthy.

70 million Social Security recipients will be receiving an 

Being in a union means a $1.3 million increase in lifetime earnings on average over the course of a lifetime,