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This past Monday, on what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King’s 94th birthday, Americans celebrated his contribution to the struggle for racial and economic equality.

Former USW Local 27 president Phil Polk has retired after 37 years working at the Woodland mill in Baileyville. His friends and colleagues remember Polk as a staunch advocate for union members who would fight to the very end for their interests.

Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today showed union membership in the United States grew by more than 273,000 in 2022, despite fierce and often illegal corporate union-busting.

This weekend, we are celebrating the great civil rights leader and our union brother. And we remember the lesson he always emphasized: The fight for civil rights and worker rights are intertwined. 

It’s a new year and we’re ready to support working people across the country—what about you? We’ll keep sharing ways you can protect union values. Take the pledge now that you’ll continue to take action.

We are pleased to announce that Sam Boss will be joining the Maine AFL-CIO as our new Apprenticeship, Workforce & Equity Director.