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Northern Maine Medical Center Nurses Vote to Keep Their Union

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Maine Medical Center nurses overwhelmingly ratify three-year union contract

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EMMC Nurses to Candlelight Vigil for Fair Contract – Jan 16

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Nurses at Eastern Maine Medical Center are in the middle of contract negotiations and fighting to protect patient safety. Please join us in supporting them for a informational picket and candlelight vigil on Friday, Jan 16 at Cascade Park in Bangor. EMMC RNs have been bargaining for months with an

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