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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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“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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RSVP Now for SMLC’s *FREE* Labor Day Breakfast in Portland — Sept. 4 (Sponsors Needed!)

RSVP Now for SMLC’s *FREE* Labor Day Breakfast in Portland — Sept. 4 (Sponsors Needed!)

The Southern Maine Labor Council will be a holding its annual Labor Day breakfast in Portland on Monday, September 4. The breakfast will once again be held at the Maine Irish Heritage Center: 34 Gray St, Portland. Doors open at 7am. The breakfast and program run from 8am to 10am.

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Legislature Passes Bipartisan Budget to Fund Child Care, Paid Family Leave, Retiree COLAs & More

Legislature Passes Bipartisan Budget to Fund Child Care, Paid Family Leave, Retiree COLAs & More

On Wednesday morning, the Legislature's Appropriations Committee came to a bipartisan agreement on a roughly

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Governor Says She Will Sign Law to Provide 12 Weeks Paid Leave for Maine Workers

Governor Says She Will Sign Law to Provide 12 Weeks Paid Leave for Maine Workers

Governor Janet Mills announced on Thursday morning that she will sign the bipartisan budget agreement that will create a new statewide paid family and medical leave program in Maine.  Under the new program workers will receive up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave.

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