News

After years of union members pushing for tax fairness, including at the Maine AFL-CIO’s annual Labor Lobby Day last month, lawmakers advanced a budget that will ensure wealthy people start to pay their fair share to meet working people’s needs.

On March 19, Governor Janet Mills signed Rep. Matt Beck’s (D-So. Portland, IBEW 1837) bill aimed at strengthening enforcement of labor laws.

The Western Maine Labor Council will host its 20th Annual Workers' Memorial Day/May Day Dinner on Saturday, April 25, at 49 Franklin Reception Hall & Mystic Theater on 49 Franklin Street Rumford. Socializing begins at 4:30 pm and dinner is at 5:15 pm.

After the American Federation of Government Employees mounted an aggressive campaign to ensure Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees get paid during the current partial-government shutdown, President Trump signed an executi

As Maine’s construction season ramps up, the Maine AFL-CIO recently partnered with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters to host a two-week session of our Union Construction Academy that trained participants specifically for careers with the Carpenters and Millwrights.