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Troy Jackson Unveils Policy Platform - "Contract with Working Mainers”

PHOTO: Troy Jackson speaks at a press conference on Monday.

19, Dec, 2025

Union Members Attend Rally to Support Somali Workers & Community in Lewiston

Hundreds of people participated in a rally on Saturday in support of Somali Mainers in response to President Donald Trump’s recent anti-Somali remarks.

19, Dec, 2025

AFGE Plans Legal Challenge After DHS Revokes TSA Collective Bargaining Agreement

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19, Dec, 2025

Join the Maine AFL-CIO Arts Committee

Are you an artist or just want to see more art and music at labor events, rallies and pickets? Consider joining the Maine AFL-CIO Arts Committee. Our arts committee is made up of amazing artists and even people like me with very little artistic talent.

19, Dec, 2025

Hope House Shelter Workers in Bangor Win Union Election, Join Preble Street United (MSEA SEIU 1989)

Workers at Hope House shelter in Bangor voted on Wednesday to join Preble Street Workers United (MSEA-SEIU 1989), with a nearly 90 percent majority! Hope House is one of Preble Street’s low-barrier shelters for unhoused people and the only one north of Waterville

12, Dec, 2025

Rep. Jared Golden’s Bill to Restore Federal Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights Passes House in Bipartisan 231-195 Vote

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