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When Kloey Arsenault of Bowdoin graduated from high school last year, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in the union trades, but wasn’t sure which apprenticeship to apply to.

Over 50 union members attended the Maine AFL-CIO’s Statewide Organizing Call on June 16 where we discussed organizing and strategizing to fight back against the federal government’s attacks on our rights and economic security.

The Maine Labor movement is mourning the loss of AFSCME member Suzanne Crowell of Brunswick to esophageal cancer on June 15. Suzanne was a passionate member of Maine’s Labor Movement and heavily involved with the Western Maine Labor Council, Southern Maine Labor Council and the A.

The American Postal Workers Union Local 458 has endorsed a new tentative Collective Bargaining Agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. If approved, the proposed three-year contract will retroactively cover September 21, 2024, through September 20, 2027.

About 75 percent of members of  United Steelworkers Local 27 voted last week to ratify a new three-contract with Woodland Pulp in Baileyville.

The AFL-CIO and 29 national labor organizations called on senators to remove a dangerous provision from the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that would ban states from passing or enforcing laws protecting workers from the threats artificial intelligence (AI) poses to their rights, jobs and safety.