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“We weren’t just fighting EMMC. We were fighting every hospital in the state of Maine.” — A History of Nurse Organizing in Maine

Read More > “We weren’t just fighting EMMC. We were fighting every hospital in the state of Maine.” — A History of Nurse Organizing in Maine
“We weren’t just fighting EMMC. We were fighting every hospital in the state of Maine.” — A History of Nurse Organizing in Maine

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USPS to Move Some Mail Processing from Hampden to Southern Maine, Congressman Golden Submits Bill to Halt Merger

USPS to Move Some Mail Processing from Hampden to Southern Maine, Congressman Golden Submits Bill to Halt Merger

PHOTO:APWU Maine members protest mail merger on February 24.

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Maine Nurses Call on Governor Mills to Support Safe Nurse Staffing Ratios

Maine Nurses Call on Governor Mills to Support Safe Nurse Staffing Ratios

On Thursday, nurses publicly called on Gov. Janet Mills to support LD 1639, a bill that would create mandated nurse-to-patient ratios based on patients’ needs in Maine’s acute-care hospitals.

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Legislature Enacts Governor Mills' Farmworker Minimum Wage Bill

Legislature Enacts Governor Mills' Farmworker Minimum Wage Bill

The Maine House voted 77-70 and the Senate voted 23-11 this week to support a bill from Governor Janet Mills that would finally make farmworkers eligible for the state minimum wage (currently at $14.15) and grant them the right to take an action in court if their wages are stolen.

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