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Early Voting Started this Week!

06 Oct, 2026

Early voting in Maine officially starts this coming Monday, October 5! Order your absentee ballot How you vote is your personal decision, but we urge you to vote for candidates who will fight for working-class Mainers on issues like wages, workers' rights, working conditions and affordable health

Western Maine Labor Council Endorses Mayor Carl Sheline for Reelection

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Collins Voted to Allow Trump's War that Has Driven Up Fuel Prices

06 Oct, 2026

As of Thursday, the average cost of gas in Maine reached $4.41 per gallon, roughly the same as the national average for gas. The price of heating oil is now at a record high of $6.02 per gallon, breaking the record of $5.92 per gallon set in May, 2022, less than three months after the Russian

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Celebrate Labor Day in Jay, Skowhegan, Portland & Brewer — Sept. 5th, 6th & 7th; AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler to Join Brewer Labor Day Event

Labor Day is our time to join together in the spirit of solidarity, celebrate working people and continue our fight for freedom, fairness and economic security.

28, Aug, 2026

Union Peacekeeper Training — Sept 16 & 19

PHOTO: Union Peacekeepers in Minneapolis. Courtesy Minnesota AFL-CIO.

28, Aug, 2026

Wealthy Former Hospital Lobbyist Defends Collins’ Poor Record on Health Care

PHOTO: Susan Collins with former Maine Hospital Association President Steven Michaud

28, Aug, 2026

Legendary Union Organizer Joe Uehlein on the "Three Roads" of Labor, Climate and Music

28, Aug, 2026

The Portland General Strike of 1946: Week 1

On Monday, July 15, 1946, nearly 150 unionized Portland Public Works Department workers launched what would become the largest strike in Portland’s history.

28, Aug, 2026

Anti-Labor Think Tank Unveils “Maine Project 2026:” Bust Unions, Eliminate Healthcare & Abolish Taxes on the Wealthy

The anti-labor Maine Policy Institute (MPI), which runs the Maine Wire, has released a Project 2026-type policy blueprint to break unions, eliminate healthcare for thousands of Mainers and abolish taxes on the wealthy and corporations.

26, Aug, 2026