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IAM Local S6 Raises the Alarm About Subcontracting at the Shipyard

Machinists Union (IAM) Local S6 leaders are raising concerns that Bath Iron Works is disingenuously claiming there is a shortage of job applicants in order to justify hiring non-union subcontractors to take jobs from union workers.

18, Nov, 2019

"Unity in the House of Labor" — 63 Years Ago Maine AFL-CIO Became One Federation

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16, Nov, 2019

Workers at Baileyville Mill Secure Pay Raises & Stronger Language in New Contract

Trades and production workers at Woodland Pulp LLC in Baileyville have ratified a new four-year contract (trades) and three-year contract (production) that includes pay raises and strengthens protections for each trade.

14, Nov, 2019

BIW Union Local Members Raise Money for Domestic Violence Prevention

14, Nov, 2019

Senator Ned Claxton Stands Up for Working People!

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08, Nov, 2019

Senator Troy Jackson Fights to Protect Workers from Wage Theft!

08, Nov, 2019