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Too often employers force workers to attend anti-union meetings during work hours where they cajole, coerce, scare, intimidate and even threaten workers to prevent them from exercising their First Amendment rights to organize.

The University of Southern Maine's Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education is

Earlier this week, we learned that Bangor firefighter Jake Madden tragically took his own life after suffering with work-related PTSD. Known as a dedicated firefighter and family man, Madden leaves behind his fiancée, Erica, and children Logan, Willow and Salem.

Our thoughts are with the loved ones of Nathan Belanger (IBEW 567), who passed away recently. Brother Belanger was a good and active union man who was loved by his friends, family and coworkers.

We send our condolences to the family of Peter Anthony Cloutier (IBEW 2327), 76, of South Portland, who died unexpectedly on April 19, 2023 at the family farm on Fickett Street.

This 2023 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 32nd year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers.