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Anti-Labor Think Tank Unveils “Maine Project 2026:” Bust Unions, Eliminate Healthcare & Abolish Taxes on the Wealthy

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Lessons from Amazon Workers Union Victory on Staten Island

Last week, Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island shocked the nation when, against all odds, they voted 2,654 to 2,131 to form a union despite the company’s multimillion dollar anti-union campaign.

08, Apr, 2022

UMaine Student Amber Shane Receives Dorsky Scholarship

University of Maine senior Amber Shane of Vinalhaven is the 2021-22 recipient of this year’s Benjamin J. Dorsky Memorial Scholarship. Amber is the daughter of Patrick Shane, who is a member of IBEW 2327 and Maine AFL-CIO’s executive board.

08, Apr, 2022

Food AND Medicine, EMLC & Unions Provide Meals to Frontline Workers

On February 18th, Jack McKay, President of the Eastern Maine Labor Council and Senator Troy Jackson, a special projects organizer for Food AND Medicine (FAM), delivered lunch to AFT Local 5093 at the Bangor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the AFT Local 6071 at the City of Bangor Fleet Maint

08, Apr, 2022

Tell Legislators to Save Services for Pre-School Children with Disabilities

The Maine Legislature has voted to advance legislation (LR 2686) that would eliminate

08, Apr, 2022

Houlton Nurses Win 19 - 21 Percent Wage Increases & Improvements in Patient Safety in New Contract

Registered nurses (MSNA/NNU) at Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton

08, Apr, 2022

Preble Street Workers Vote on Groundbreaking Agreement to Improve Racial Equity, Wages & Workplace Protections

Members of Preble Street United (Maine Service Employees Association — SEIU 1989) — a union representing 150 staff at Preble Street locations in Portland, Lewiston and Bangor — are expected to ratify a transformative two-year contract proposal that would improve racial equity, boost wages and pro

07, Apr, 2022