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Debate Schedule for Maine Senate & Congressional Races

U.S. Senate Debates Oct. 13 at 7pm - Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Troy Jackson (D) on WABI/WAGM - streaming at https://www.youtube.com/@wabi-tv5 Oct. 15 at 8pm - Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Troy Jackson (D) hosted by NEWS Center Maine, Portland Press Herald & Maine Public with live audience at Gracie
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“Of Pirates, Witches, & Workers: 500-Years of Labor History” — Thursday Nov. 30th at USM

“Of Pirates, Witches, & Workers: 500-Years of Labor History” — Thursday Nov. 30th at USM

Join us for the inaugural “Conversations at the Scontras Center” with a talk by teaching fellow Kevin Van Meter titled “Of Pirates, Witches, & Workers: 500-Years of Labor History” at the University of Southern Maine in Portland on Thursday November 30, 6pm in Talbot Lecture Hall.

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Free Winter Organizing Workshops at the Scontras Center

Free Winter Organizing Workshops at the Scontras Center

Beginning on Tuesday, November 21, the Charles A. Scontras Center for Labor and Communication Education is offering a series of online open enrollment workshops designed to develop your organizing skills, strengthen your union or workers’ organization and build a strong union culture on the job.

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Local S6 & the Spirit of the CIO: When BIW Welders Launched a Wildcat Strike

Local S6 & the Spirit of the CIO: When BIW Welders Launched a Wildcat Strike

PHOTO: BIW shipyard workers sweat as they shape steel beams with sledge hammers for a Liberty Ship at the South Portland Shipyard. May 15, 1944. Maine Maritime Museum.

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