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Our dear friend Dr. Charlie Scontras was a passionate researcher and promoter of labor education in Maine because he knew that when workers understand where their rights come from they become much more engaged in their unions and never take anything for granted.

* EDIT: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Rockland Firefighters have also negotiated a 42-hour work week. We have corrected the error.

The Maine Department of Labor has officially launched a pilot peer workforce navigator program, a partnership with the Maine AFL-CIO, Maine Equal Justice, Food AND Medicine, Prosperity Maine, and Gateway Community Services.

After nearly going on strike earlier this week, on Wednesday members of United Steelworkers Local 4-9, who work at the Sappi Mill in Skowhegan, ratified a new three-year contract containing the strongest economic package for members since Sappi purchased the mill in 1995.

It’s been a year since the labor-backed American Rescue