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Postal Workers & Community Protest Consolidation Proposal, Tell Community to Attend Public Meeting on Feb. 29 in Brewer

Postal Workers & Community Protest Consolidation Proposal, Tell Community to Attend Public Meeting on Feb. 29 in Brewer

Postal workers (APWU), fellow union members and mail customers picketed in Orono, Old Town, Brewer, Hampden and Bangor on Saturday to protest a

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Unions Applaud Site Selection Recommendation for Offshore Wind Port

Unions Applaud Site Selection Recommendation for Offshore Wind Port

Last week, the Maine Department of Transportation announced its decision to recommend to the federal government that a new port be built on state- owned land on Sears Island for the development of offshore wind.

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Formtek Workers in Clinton Win 15 percent Wage Increases In New Union Contract

Formtek Workers in Clinton Win 15 percent Wage Increases In New Union Contract

Forty-five workers at the Clinton-based manufacturer Formtek have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the company that includes 15 percent wage increases over the course of the three-year contract.

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IBEW Leaders, Golden & Pingree Blast Consolidated Communications for Layoffs & Subcontracting

IBEW Leaders, Golden & Pingree Blast Consolidated Communications for Layoffs & Subcontracting

IBEW leaders, Congressman Jared Golden and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree are calling on broadband and telecom provider Consolidated Communications (CCI) to cancel another round of proposed layoffs and cease rampant subcontracting on the build out of its high-speed fiber network.

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