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PHOTO: From left to right - Maine Building & Construction Trades Council President Jason Shedlock, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg & Maine Labor Climate Council Executive Director Francis Eanes.

Following Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate this week, the AFL-CIO announced its enthusiastic support for the Harris–Walz ticket.

PHOTO: UMaine Grad Worker Derek Demello gives talk about proposed closure of University Park on Aug. 2 at Labor Summer Institute.

We are pleased to welcome Sandra Engle, a retired UAW organizer and current Executive Director of the Asia Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), to her new home here in Maine.

Rail union leaders are asking South Portland City Councilors to consider passing an ordinance banning remote control locomotives from moving hazardous materials on tracks that connect with those carrying Amtrak passenger service.

Our thoughts are with the family of former Part-Time Faculty Association of Maine (AFT) President Sarah Patricia Benson, 82, who passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on July 6.