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New Budget Passes, Plus Bills to Improve Disability for Public Employees & Attack on Unemployment Benefits

New Budget Passes, Plus Bills to Improve Disability for Public Employees & Attack on Unemployment Benefits

The Maine Legislature passed into law the first phase of its  two-year budget last week. The continuing services budget provides funding for baseline services, including

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Benefit for Severely Injured MSEA Member — Sat. 4/15 in Westbrook

Benefit for Severely Injured MSEA Member — Sat. 4/15 in Westbrook

There will be a community benefit on Saturday, April 15 for Maine Service Employees Association SEIU 1989 member Jeff Kelley, who was severely injured in a work-related accident while working at Southern Maine Community College last year.

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Công Tử Bột Workers Organize First Independent Restaurant in Maine in 40 Years

Công Tử Bột Workers Organize First Independent Restaurant in Maine in 40 Years

Workers at the Vietnamese restaurant Công Tử Bột in Portland have announced they are forming a union with UNITE-HERE, making it the first unionized independent eatery in Maine in 40 years.

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