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Meet Bangor Professional Firefighters President Jeremiah Titus

PHOTO: IAFF 772 President Jeremiah Titus with Past President Jared Willey.

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AFL-CIO President Statement on President's Tariffs

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Mount Desert Island Hospital Nurses Organize Meeting Sharing Frustrations Over Obstetrics Closure

On Sunday, union nurses with Mount Desert Island Hospital (MDIH) held a community meeting to protest the decision by CEO Chrissi Maguire to close the hospital’s obstetrics (OB) department on July 1.

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Committee Hears Bill to Raise Wages & Strengthen Farmworker Rights

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.

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Maine AFL-CIO Supports Bill to Help Workers Enter Certified Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

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.

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Committee Rejects Retail Industry Bill to Cut the Minimum Wage

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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