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PHOTO: Maine AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer John Perry IV (USW 900, center) and, from left, Executive Board members Dave Hebert (USW 291), Serina DeWolfe (AFT), Tom McCord (PATFA-AFT) and Chris Hodgdon (IBEW 2327) being sworn in last Friday.

PHOTO: Elevator Constructors apprentice Besmillah Omarzai.

PHOTO: Kittery Town Council candidate Alana Schaeffer, President of the Metal Trades Council.

RN Kelli Brennan speaks at a press conference in Augusta on Oct. 19.

Wherever there’s a labor struggle in Maine, the Machinists signal goes up and Local S6 is on the scene with picket signs, loudspeakers and often a grill for burgers and hotdogs.

Linda Deane (USW 900 retired) is the recipient of the 2025 Working Class Hero Award for organizing her community during the International Paper Strike of 1987-88, leading the USW Women of Steel, and developing the vision for the Local 14 Solidarity Center to become a hub for labor education, comm