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Debate Schedule for Maine Senate & Congressional Races

U.S. Senate Debates Oct. 13 at 7pm - Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Troy Jackson (D) on WABI/WAGM - streaming at https://www.youtube.com/@wabi-tv5 Oct. 15 at 8pm - Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Troy Jackson (D) hosted by NEWS Center Maine, Portland Press Herald & Maine Public with live audience at Gracie
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More than 150 Maine Workers Attend Labor Lobby Day; Share Labor Priorities with Legislators

More than 150 Maine Workers Attend Labor Lobby Day; Share Labor Priorities with Legislators

On Thursday more than 150 workers convened at the Statehouse in Augusta to talk with legislators about key worker issues as part of the Maine AFL-CIO’s annual Labor Lobby Day.

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Labor Lobby Day Attendees Picket Maine Department of Transportation HQ in Solidarity with Jay MDOT Workers

Labor Lobby Day Attendees Picket Maine Department of Transportation HQ in Solidarity with Jay MDOT Workers

Following the Labor Lobby Day events at the State House, attendees gathered at the Maine Department of Transportation headquarters in August to protest the closure of the Jay highway camp and reassignment of union members in retaliation for speaking up about unsafe working conditions at Mai

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Federal Union Leaders, Nurses & Others Meet with Senator Angus King to Discuss Social Security, Postal Service, Healthcare Cuts and Other Threats to Federal Workers & Services

Federal Union Leaders, Nurses & Others Meet with Senator Angus King to Discuss Social Security, Postal Service, Healthcare Cuts and Other Threats to Federal Workers & Services

On Monday, members of Metal Trades Council, postal workers (APWU 458), letter carriers (NALC 92), nurses (MSNA), social security claims specialists (AFGE 1164), VA workers (AFGE 2610) and others met with Senator Angus King at the Portland Jetport to discuss threats to federal workers and key fede

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Capital's Terrorists
Book Review: "Capital’s Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century"

Book Review: "Capital’s Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century"

This book review by Michael Hillard appeared in the March edition of the University of Southern Maine Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education.

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