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Woodland Pulp Workers in Baileyville Vote to Authorize Strike

USW Local 27 members at the Woodland Pulp mill in Baileyville havevoted 92 percent to reject the company’s contract offer and to authorize a strike. The company has refused to budge on members’ demands for wage adjustments to reflect the increasing cost of living.

12, Dec, 2022

Chapter of Labor Organization for Workers of Color Officially Launches in Maine

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12, Dec, 2022

Tell Congress to Protect Workers’ Rights By Fully Funding the NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is in a funding crisis.

12, Dec, 2022

Senator Hickman's Remarks on the History of Black Workers' Struggles in Maine

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06, Dec, 2022

Labor History: The Dover Textile Women & Their City Slicker Boss

Strikes in New England before the Civil War were often somewhat playful and whimsical with brass marching bands and pageantry.

01, Dec, 2022

Remembering UFCW Leader Steve Buzzell (1940-2022)

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.

01, Dec, 2022