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The Badass 50: #21 Liz Schuler

"We are building pathways and support structures to grow a bold, inclusive, and transformative movement — I think that's pretty badass," says Shuler, the first woman elected president of the AFL-CIO

12, Jan, 2022

Bates Workers Begin Voting in Union Election This Week

Ballots will be mailed to Bates adjunct faculty and staff members this Thursday, January 6 to start the voting process in their union election. Votes will be counted on January 31st by the National Labor Relations Board, the neutral third party conducting the secret mail in ballot election.

07, Jan, 2022

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Meet the Union Members Who Convert Trash to Energy at ecomaine

06, Jan, 2022

Richard Trumka: The Labor Leader Who Told Hard Truths

here weren’t many strikes in recent decades in which working people scored big victories, but the 1989 Pittston strike was one.

03, Jan, 2022

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Maine AFL-CIO Moves Legislation to Strengthen Labor Education in Maine

A public hearing for our bill (LD 1816) to strengthen labor education in Maine and create the “Dr. Charles A.

03, Jan, 2022

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Maine Firefighters Back Bill to Support First Responders with PTSD

As any firefighter, police officer or other first responder can tell you, there are times when they have to respond to a tragic situation that affects them so deeply that it leaves a scar.

19, Dec, 2021