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Ironworkers Local 852 members at Cives Steel in Augusta are stepping up pressure on the Georgia-based company to negotiate a fair contract that respects their hard work and dedication.

On May Day, 2026, Western Maine Labor Council will celebrate the installation of the digital replica of the Local 14 Strike Mural, which adorned the outside of the building for nearly 40 years through and following the 1987-88 International Paper Strike.

As the end of the school year approaches, career and technical education programs around Maine are working to connect students with good opportunities in the trades.

Longtime Maine Service Employees Association staffer Steven Butterfield is running for the Maine House of Representatives in House District 55, which comprises the towns of Hallowell, Manchester and West Gardiner.

High school teacher and Maine Education Association member Nathan Burnett of Hiram is running for State Senate in District 22, which comprises 13 towns across Oxford, York and Cumberland Counties.

Whenever there is a debate about making the wealthy pay their share, pro-business interests always argue that taxing the rich will make people flee to lower tax states.