Unions
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
Bath Iron Works union approves new contract, averting repeat strike
Machinists Union Local S6 and BIW owner General Dynamics had their first contract negotiations since a 2020 strike.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedAugust 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.
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PublishedAugust 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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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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PublishedJuly 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.
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