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Published
August 14, 2023

MaineHealth Care at Home backs decision to fire nurses, despite staff’s no-confidence vote

Amid what they consider union tactics and misrepresentations, MaineHealth Care at Home is upholding a decision to fire two longtime nurses. The disciplinary action prompted a no-confidence vote by staff.
Published
August 11, 2023

Labor center launches with goal of teaching, protecting workers’ rights

The Charles Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education, set to open at USM this fall, will offer free classes and workshops for community members who want to learn about labor history and how to organize and lead a union.
Published
August 2, 2023

Hollywood writers to meet with studios for first time since striking

The negotiating committee for the WGA announced it would resume talks with the studios in a brief email sent to union members on Tuesday night.
Published
August 2, 2023

UMaine System ready to recognize union for graduate student workers

An agreement in the works means the union and University of Maine System administrators can forgo government intervention.
Published
August 2, 2023

Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Dwayne Johnson and others donate millions to help struggling actors

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced Wednesday that its Emergency Assistance Program raised more than $15 million in the last 3 weeks.

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Published
July 30, 2023

The Maine Millennial: ‘Hot Labor Summer’ continues its valiant move forward

The major worker actions going on across the U.S. shine light on the fact that some workers – farmworkers, actors, even teachers – are considered less deserving of union protections.
Published
July 23, 2023

Bath Iron Works and union start contract talks this week

Machinists Union Local S6 went on strike during the last contract negotiations in 2020 and said it's willing to strike again if necessary.
Published
July 18, 2023

Brunswick Staples workers trying to unionize

Twelve workers at the Brunswick Staples submitted a petition to the National Labor Relations Board requesting to form a union.
Published
July 14, 2023

Over 60 MaineHealth clinicians vote ‘no confidence’ in at-home care leadership

The nurses and other staff with Portland's MaineHealth Care at Home are calling for change following disciplinary action against 6 pediatric providers and the firing of 2 longtime nurses.
Published
July 14, 2023

Prospective Brunswick café owner reconsidering project after criticism from community, lawmaker

Raffi Sulahian cited "turmoil, started by one local newspaper reporter who intentionally created an unnecessary firestorm" as his reason for stopping a crowdsourced fundraiser to start a new café at the former Little Dog Coffee Shop.