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We send our condolences to the family of former United Food & Commercial Workers leader Steve A. Buzzell of Saco, who passed away on November 16. He was 82.

Maine author Monica Wood is refusing to sign off on the cover of her latest novel in support of striking workers at the New York City-based publishing company HarperCollins.

On Wednesday, staff at Little Dog coffee shop in Brunswick voted unanimously to form a union with Workers United.

Registered nurses at Millinocket Regional Hospital in Millinocket, voted in favor of ratifying a new three-year contract on November 1, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention,

Members of USW Local 27 will vote next Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 5th and 6th on whether to accept a contract offer by Woodland Pulp mill in Baileyville. The mill workers have been in tense negotiations with the company and are pushing for wage adjustments to reflect the increasing cost of living.

You are invited to join the A. Philip Randolph Institute Maine Chapter’s official launch on Saturday, December 3 at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St, Portland. APRI is a constituency group within the AFL-CIO for union members of color.