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Union construction workers in Maine have been very busy this year on several clean energy projects thanks to federal energy credits in the Infrastructure and Investment Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, both of which were signed by President Joe Biden in 2021.

On Monday, union members from USW, IAM S6, APWU, MSEA-SEIU 1989, UFCW 1445, NWU and IATSE 114 gathered for a morning canvassing training before heading out to knock on doors in Augusta for State Senate candidate Raegan LaRochelle and House candidate Dave Rollins.

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On Tuesday, members of American Postal Workers Union Local 458 were joined by a representative from Congressman Jared Golden’s office and members of IAM S6, IBEW 1837, USW 900 and the Maine Education Association at a rally in Lewiston to demand that the USPS to improve staffing, improve service a

Members of United Steelworkers Local 449 at the Huhtamaki foodservice and packaging products mill voted overwhelmingly on Sept. 25 to ratify a new three-year contract that includes strong wage increases, more vacation time to improve work-life balance and more.

Prior to passage of National Labor Relations Act, known colloquially as the “Wagner Act,” in 1935, there was no mechanism in federal law to govern union elections and require employers to bargain in good faith.