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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

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