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Organized Labor Helped Boost Biden In Critical Battlegrounds

Trece Andrews spent the last three months phone-banking and sometimes canvassing for Joe Biden in Michigan.

09, Nov, 2020

Election victories, Nurses vote to strike & more

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06, Nov, 2020

AFL-CIO Head Richard Trumka Says Union Support for Biden Was Strong

Democrat Joe Biden gained more of the vote from members of the AFL-CIO than Hillary Clinton did four years ago, its president said, crediting laborers for the party’s wins in key states.

06, Nov, 2020

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Broken Promises, a Botched Response and a Better Way Forward

Working families deserve a leader who will focus on “we, the people,” not just on the person they see in the mirror. Only Vice President Joe Biden can be that president. I’ve known Joe for 40 years. He loves his family, loves working people and loves our country. His “Made in America” plan will revitalize America's manufacturing in a way Trump never could. Biden doesn’t only have the best plan to beat the virus and help workers recover financially—he is the only candidate for president with a plan at all. And with a Biden administration, we’ll finally pass the PRO Act, allowing workers to join a union freely and fairly.

02, Nov, 2020

5 Days, union victory, Calais nurses & more

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30, Oct, 2020

Control the Virus and Protect Workers—and the American Economy Will Roar Back

Over the past few months, President Donald Trump’s performance has been both unprecedented and unpresidential.

27, Oct, 2020

RNs at Two Aroostook County Hospitals Authorize Bargaining Teams to Call a Strike

Author Ron Currie Discusses Labor, Franco Americans & His New Novel

Maine AFL-CIO Biennial Convention — Oct. 23-24

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