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The Maine AFL-CIO and a coalition of immigrant, farming and faith groups applauds the passage through the Maine House of a measure to improve wages and working conditions for thousands of farmworkers in Maine.

Last week voters in Wells voted to support two warrant articles that will dramatically strengthen fire service in the community by funding a full-time assistant fire chief and four full-time firefighters/paramedics.

Farmworkers and allies from Maine and throughout the Northeast will gather on the Back Cove Trail in Portland on Saturday, June 24 at 2pm to march on Hannaford Supermarket and demand that it pledge to source its milk from farms that respect workers’ rights.

Medical Interpreters at MaineHealth, the largest health-care network in the state, have voted unanimously to form a union with the Maine Service Employees Association (MSEA-SEIU Local 1989).

President Biden has invested in infrastructure, strengthened workers’ rights, protected our retirements, boosted Buy American rules, helped families through a pandemic, lowered prescription costs and more.

Above all, he has championed unions.

PHOTO: Members of IAM Local S6 join Little Dog workers on the picket line Monday.