News

There will be a fundraiser for Maine Lobstering Union organizer Ginny Olsen featuring food, raffles and more on August 3 at 2pm at Dale & Sherri Haley of Oceanville Boatworks, 170 Oceanville Rd, Stonington. Ginny is a devoted advocate for Maine’s lobstering industry and ocean conservation.

Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney will be hosting a luncheon from noon to 12:50 pm on Wednesday July 17 featuring a presentation and discussion with Rose Roach, National Coordinator, Labor Campaign for Single Payer at 21 Gabriel Drive in Augusta and on Zoom.

PHOTO: Left to right - Huhtamaki workers Levi Orff, Bob Hennigan, Dan Caloumbe, Justin Eames, Gary Nelson, Roy Barnaby & Paul Clark on the Habitat for Humanity project in Waterville.

Registered nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital (DECH) in Machias, Maine, delivered a petition of “no confidence” in the hospital’s chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), and chief nursing officer (CNO) to the Chair of the DECH Board of Trustees on June 16