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The Maine AFL-CIO, in partnership with IBEW 1253, New England Laborers Training Academy, Maine Building and Construction Trades Council and RSU 19 in Newport, will be receiving funding to develop three new pre-apprenticeship programs focused on providing a multi-craft core curriculum for workers

Last week, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) District Lodge 4 raised a record $53,000 from its fifth annual charity golf tournament to benefit 

With great sadness we learned of the passing of Brother Alan “Axl” Rose of Oakland last month as a result of motorcycle accident.

At our upcoming COPE Convention on June 23rd in Auburn, we will present Mike Seavey with our President’s Award for his years of work connecting labor and faith communities and making the moral case for workers' rights, unions and economic justice. 

Last fall, James hit a crisis point in his life. The 31-year old LIUNA 327 member, whose name has been changed to protect his privacy, had long struggled with substance use disorder. But now he was facing up to a year in jail after being arrested for possession of methamphetamine.