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Nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center are in the middle of contract negotiations and fighting to protect patient safety. Please join us in supporting them for a informational picket and candlelight vigil on Friday, Jan 16 at Cascade Park in Bangor. EMMC RNs have been bargaining for months with an

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