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

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Union Members Attend Labor Civics Training in Lewiston

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Time for Paid Family Leave

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) passed 30 years ago and guaranteed 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year to working families.

23, Feb, 2023

Tell Our Congress People: Federal Employees Deserve a Raise

It’s no secret that federal employee pay lags behind the private sector. That’s why AFGE members are fighting for an 8.7 percent raise.

23, Feb, 2023

Food AND Medicine Peer Workforce Navigator (UAW) to Serve on USDOL Advisory Panel

Suzy Young, who works as Food AND Medicine’s

23, Feb, 2023

Join Union Members Marching in the Portland St. Patrick’s Day Parade — Sun. March 12th

Union members from across the state will be marching in the

23, Feb, 2023

Shalom House Workers File Petition to Form a Union to Strengthen Services, Address Low Pay and Short Staffing

Photo: Shalom House staff with Douglas Born, President of the Southern Maine Labor Council, Mike Seavey, Maine AFL-CIO Faith and Labor Liaison, and State Rep. & Labor & Housing Committee member Charles Skold (D-Portland)

21, Feb, 2023

Pathway to Progress: The Pittston Coal Strike of 1989

History has long been portrayed as a series of "great men" taking great action to shape the world we live in. In recent decades, however, social historians have focused more on looking at history "from the bottom up," studying the vital role that working people played in our heritage.

21, Feb, 2023