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“We weren’t just fighting EMMC. We were fighting every hospital in the state of Maine.” — A History of Nurse Organizing in Maine

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Preble Street Workers (MSEA-SEIU 1989) House 270 Veterans in One Year

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Rep-Elect Kilton Webb (IBEW 567) Discusses Election Victory

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2023 Working Class Hero Award: Patrick Carleton, USW 4-9

PHOTO: Pat Carleton (right) with former ME AFL-CIO President Don Berry.

19, Oct, 2023

2023 Shop Steward of the Year Award: Shaun Fisher (IBEW 2071)

PHOTO: Steward of the Year Shaun Fisher (IBEW 2071)

19, Oct, 2023

Can You Volunteer for the 21st Annual Solidarity Harvest?

Food AND Medicine and the Eastern Maine Labor Council’s 21st Annual Solidarity Harvest is just around the corner!

19, Oct, 2023

VIDEO: When Bath Shipbuilders Launched a General Strike for the Shorter Work Day

The Maine AFL-CIO and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local S6 at Bath Iron Works

19, Oct, 2023

Postal Jobs Bootcamp Connects Workers with Union Jobs

PHOTO: Branch 92 President Mark Seitz speaks to Postal Bootcamp participants.

19, Oct, 2023

Unions Prepare to Begin Construction on Affordable Housing in Portland

Building trades unions are in the process of negotiating labor agreements on a new affordable housing project in downtown Portland. The eight-story building will include 201 affordable units at 89 Elm Street in Portland’s Bayside neighborhood. Construction is expected to begin in the spring.

19, Oct, 2023