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Community College Support Service Staff (MSEA SEIU) Picket Monthly Board Meeting

PHOTO: MCCS support staff picket at Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor

29, Mar, 2024

Municipal Workers in Fairfield, Greene & Easton Unionize with AFSCME

AFSCME Council 93 has recently organized more than a hundred new union members from Greene and Fairfield all the way up to Aroostook County.

29, Mar, 2024

ND Paper Mill in Rumford to Lay Off Workers in Transfer to White Paper Production

Nine Dragons Paper is laying off up to 65 workers due to operational changes in paper production.

29, Mar, 2024

Committee Holds Hearing on Governor’s Farmworker Minimum Wage Legislation

On Tuesday, the Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee held a public hearing on Governor Janet Mills’ bill,

29, Mar, 2024

Unions Back Bill to Provide More Funding for Pre-Apprenticeships

The Maine AFL-CIO, the Maine Building & Construction Trades Council and IBEW 1253 testified in support of a bill on Wednesday that would provide $12 million to expand certified pre-apprenticeship programs like the Union Construction Academy of Maine.

29, Mar, 2024

Governor Signs Measure to Increase Penalties for Labor Law violations

Governor Janet Mills has signed a measure (

29, Mar, 2024