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Bangor Red Cross Workers Win Raises in New Contract

Members of the American Red Cross Blood Services Unit (MSEA-SEIU 1989) in Bangor have ratified a new two-year contract with substantial wage increase. The new contract increases the starting hourly pay to $16.49 from where it has previously been at $14.61.

18, Dec, 2021

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Key Ingredient in M&Ms is Union-Made in Houlton, Maine

You may not think much about what goes into a package of M&Ms, but one of the key ingredients, modified starch, is made right in Houlton, Maine at the Tate

17, Dec, 2021

U.S. Labor Movement's Next Frontier is the Tech Industry, AFL-CIO's Shuler Says

The U.S. tech sector is the next frontier for labor organizing, and its workers are starting to understand the collective power unions have, President of the AFL-CIO Liz Shuler said on Friday at the Reuters Next Conference.

13, Dec, 2021