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The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) held two stewards trainings this week in Augusta for new shop stewards across state. The training covers the basics in enforcing contracts and grievance processes.

Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries.

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PHOTO: Homestake Miners at the End of Day Shift. Lead, South Dakota, 1999. Courtesy of Guy Saldanha

Registered nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital (DECH) in Machias, who are members of the Maine State Nurses Association, notified their employer that they will hold a strike for two days, starting at 7 a.m.

Check out More Perfect Union’s powerful and inspiring video about the UAW victory and it’s ramifications for more organizing drives in the South below: