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Union Members Go Door-to-Door for Pro-Labor Candidates Throughout Maine

Union Members Go Door-to-Door for Pro-Labor Candidates Throughout Maine

PHOTO: Linda Deane (USW 900 & Western Maine Labor Council), Rob Muzzy (USW), John Patrick (MSEA/USW) & Sarah Bigney McCabe canvassing for Senator Troy Jackson  and other labor candidates in Madawaska last week.

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Pingree, Congressional Members Take Starbucks CEO to Task for Withholding Pay Increases for Union Employees

Pingree, Congressional Members Take Starbucks CEO to Task for Withholding Pay Increases for Union Employees

Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree joined 30 members of Congress in a 

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City Airport Workers Join Bangor Federation of Public Employees (AFT 6071)

City Airport Workers Join Bangor Federation of Public Employees (AFT 6071)

The city of Bangor has voluntarily recognized four workers at the Bangor city airport as members of the the Bangor Federation of Public Employees (AFT) Local 6071 after the union filed a petition with the Maine Labor Relations Board to add the new members to the bargaining unit on Sept.

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Brother Eddie Gorham, Fighter for Workers’ Rights, Economic Justice & Equality Leaves Lasting Legacy in Maine

Brother Eddie Gorham, Fighter for Workers’ Rights, Economic Justice & Equality Leaves Lasting Legacy in Maine

Our hearts are heavy with the news that former Maine AFL-CIO President Eddie Gorham (Boilermakers Local 29) has passed away following a decade-long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

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Protect the Working Waterfront & Save Longshore Jobs! Vote No on Portland Cruise Ship Referendum (Citizen Initiative E)

Protect the Working Waterfront & Save Longshore Jobs! Vote No on Portland Cruise Ship Referendum (Citizen Initiative E)

On November 8, voters in the City of Portland will vote on a measure that would eliminate union jobs and threaten the future of Portland’s working waterfront. 

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