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The Maine Legislature’s Labor Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on three bills that would raise wages and expand rights for agricultural workers in Maine.

The Maine AFL-CIO testified on Tuesday in support of state legislation that would help more workers participate in pre-apprenticeship programs like the Union Construction Academy of Maine.

Democrats on the Maine Legislature's Labor Committee voted on Tuesday to reject a bill that would roll back the minimum wage law that Maine voters passed at the ballot box in 2016.

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On Thursday more than 150 workers convened at the Statehouse in Augusta to talk with legislators about key worker issues as part of the Maine AFL-CIO’s annual Labor Lobby Day.