The provost called the decision difficult but said student enrollment in the program has dropped significantly.
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Thomas College faculty votes to unionize, citing frustration over changes
Organizers at the Waterville college say the move is a response to policy shifts by a new president that affect job expectations and academic offerings.
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Maine Trust for Local News workers vote to expand union
Nearly 50 employees, including reporters, photographers and advertising staff, join the News Guild of Maine after holding an election with the National Labor Relations Board.
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2 years in, Maine graduate student workers will rally for a contract
The union that includes students across the state’s university system is demonstrating over what they call a too-long negotiation process as they seek higher wages and better health care.
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Nurses prepared to strike at 2 Aroostook County hospitals
Nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent and Houlton Regional Hospital are working without a contract and say concerns about staffing, recruitment, pay and safety have not been addressed in negotiations.
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USM eliminates public affairs office, lays off 3
The university says it will modernize the school’s communications strategy and create new positions to handle that work.
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Former Portsmouth shipyard worker pleads guilty to embezzling $10K from union
Kyle Chasse, the labor union’s former president who admitted he misused union funds to dine out and shop at stores, could now face up to 20 years in jail and a maximum $250,000 fine.
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Portland school district approves 1st contract with adult education employees’ union
The district’s board also OKs a 3-year contract extension with its teacher union.
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Negotiations with Portland Adult Education union headed for mediation
Members of the new union representing part-time teachers worry that bringing in a mediator will delay progress, but district officials say that’s not their intent.
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Portland teachers, parents join national protests against Trump’s cuts to education
Teachers from Deering High, Rowe Elementary and Presumpscot Elementary held a ‘walk-in’ Wednesday in a show of support for public education amid cuts to the U.S. Department of Education.