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Christine Greenleaf (Retired UFCW 1445) to Receive Maine AFL-CIO President’s Award

Christine Greenleaf (Retired UFCW 1445) to Receive Maine AFL-CIO President’s Award

We are proud to announce that former union leader and retired Maine AFL-CIO staffer Christine Greenleaf will be receiving this year's Maine AFL-CIO President's Award for her years of work helping laid off workers through their most difficult situations, for caring deeply about working class folks

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Labor History: Wild Cat Strikes Upset AFL Organizing Effort at South Portland Shipyard

Labor History: Wild Cat Strikes Upset AFL Organizing Effort at South Portland Shipyard

PHOTO: Groups of men and women shipbuilders milling about the gates at the South Portland Shipbuilding
Corporation, December 1, 1942. Portland Evening Express.

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Postal Workers (APWU), Community Response, Congressional Delegation & More Pressure USPS to Pause Hampden Mail Consolidation

Postal Workers (APWU), Community Response, Congressional Delegation & More Pressure USPS to Pause Hampden Mail Consolidation

After aggressive input from local unions, state legislators and allies, Maine’s Congressional delegation — in partnership with members of Congress across the country — has pressured Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to pause the consolidation and network changes impacting the Eastern Maine Processin

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IAM Local S6 Secretary-Treasurer Stephen Stewart Hired as Morse Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach

IAM Local S6 Secretary-Treasurer Stephen Stewart Hired as Morse Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach

Machinists Local S6 Secretary Treasurer Stephen Stewart has just been hired as the new Varsity Boys Basketball Head Coach at Morse High School in Bath.

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Opinion: Legislature Must Address Unsafe Staffing Levels at State Psychiatric Facilities

Opinion: Legislature Must Address Unsafe Staffing Levels at State Psychiatric Facilities

PHOTO: Sally Nichols (second from right) with Riverview Psychiatric Center workers at a hearing at the State House in Augusta this week.

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