For the past several weeks IAM Union Local S6 members Doug Hall and John Cabral have been organizing mobile park home residents to fight exploitative corporate owners and stabilize lot rents. Througho...

PHOTO: Searsport mobile home park residents celebrate passage of rent stabilization ordinance last Saturday.

PHOTO: Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney speaking at a press conference Thursday.170 workers convened at the State House in Augusta on Thursday March 5 to talk with legislators about key worker ...

Troy Jackson, a 5th generation logger from Allagash, Maine, is challenging his opponents in the governor’s race to reject corporate and dark money.

The Maine AFL-CIO mourns the passing of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. He was beloved by Maine workers, especially after he visited Jay, Maine in October, 1987 to offer his support and solidarity ...

Ladder 6, Portland, 1924. Credit: Maine Historical Society

Union leaders in Maine say the Trump administration is stepping up immigration enforcement to distract from its failed economic policies.Raids in the Greater Portland and Lewiston areas have caused wi...

PHOTO: Riverside Park residents in Augusta on Thursday.The Maine Labor Climate Council (MLCC) and manufactured park residents held a rally Thursday night to call on the Augusta City Council to pass a ...

PHOTO: Maine Med nurses voting on their new contract Wednesday.

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC) in Fort Kent, Maine, voted Wednesday to re-certify their

The UMaine Grad Workers Union holds a protest outside President Ferrini-Mundy's office, calling for a fair contract that meets their needs, including fair pay, health coverage, and support for parents...

PHOTO: Maine AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer John Perry IV (USW 900, center) and, from left, Executive Board members Dave Hebert (USW 291), Serina DeWolfe (AFT), Tom McCord (PATFA-AFT) and Chris Hodgdon (...

PHOTO: Alana Schaeffer (right) with union sisters at the Tradeswomen Build Nations in Chicago.

If you purchase natural gas for your home from Unitil, you might not be aware that the men and women who ensure its delivery are proud members of the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local B341...

Registered nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, Maine, and at Houlton Regional Hospital in Houlton, Maine, announced today that they have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their nurse...

On July 18, 2023, Rodrigue Mbatchi arrived in Maine to seek a life of peace and freedom after experiencing political persecution in his home country of the Republic of Congo. After graduating from the...

State Theatre Stagehands

After a rough start, negotiations between the Bath Iron Works Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 5257 and BIW are back on track as the two parties’ bargain over a new contract.“We're going into int...

Musicians with the Boston Musicians Association Local 9-535 are celebrating record raises in their new three-year contract with the Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO). Musicians say it was a hard fough...

"Elderly Mainers, people with disabilities and children who have suffered the loss of a parent deserve a Social Security system that is efficient and easily accessible."

This past March Diane Libby was elected as interim President of the National Postal Mail Handlers (NPMH) Branch 205, succeeding former President Jeff Anderson at the Eastern Maine Mail Processing and ...

PHOTO: Harry Van Arsdale unveils a model of Electchester. Photo: Archives of the Joint Industry Board of Electrical Industry.

The Trump administration’s radical reorganization of the Social Security Administration is causing chaos and confusion in Maine Social Security offices, dramatically increasing wait times and causing ...

Workers at the Shaw’s Distribution Center in Wells overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract that includes pay increases and pension improvements. The contract includes $5.05 per hour raise ove...

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After multiple attempts in recent years, farmworkers will now have the right to state minimum wage like most other employees in Maine.

The Legislature's Health and Human Services voted unanimously to advance a comprehensive bill aimed at strengthening Maine’s child care system, supporting working families, and ensuring stability for ...

All nine employees voted to ratify their contract on May 15.

PHOTO: Gravelwood Farm Grow Store employees celebrate their first union contract.Nine employees of Gravelwood Farm Grow Store in Blue Hill have unionized with the International Association Machinists ...

Harrington-based Worcester Wreath is once again in the news for the wrong reasons.

On April 30, Scott Surette of Sabattus, the Branch 122 President of the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU) Local 301, stepped up to deliver his remarks before a roomful of reporters and union...

The University of Maine is moving ahead with launching its experimental floating wind turbine in the Gulf of Maine next week, less than a month after the Trump administration cut $12.4 million in fund...

PHOTO: Left to right: Steve Brown, Portland (NATC); Henry Schulz, Legislative Assistant for Congressman Golden, Preston Doak, Portland (NATC) & Bryan Loquet (NATC).

PHOTO: Portland Press Herald, Nov. 24 1963.