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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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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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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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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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.
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Prospective Brunswick café owner defends crowdfunding campaign
Raffi Sulahian, who is trying to open a café at the former Little Dog Coffee Shop, also addressed a letter he wrote slamming the shop’s union.
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As UPS workers prepare for strike, Maine businesses hope it won’t be delivered
The giant shipping company and the Teamsters have left the bargaining table, and a strike could force UPS customers and consumers to consider some hard choices.
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Nonprofit unionizes in effort to change leadership, restore program
Employees at Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine are calling for the removal of its executive director and the reinstatement of what they say is an essential program for assault survivors.
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UMaine System grad students say they’re underpaid, look to unionize
Organizers of the University of Maine Graduate Workers Union want to remedy what they say are poor pay and benefits, and say their peers at similar schools are compensated more fairly.
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Brunswick coffee shop employees strike after forming union
The Little Dog Coffee Shop’s workers recently voted to unionize, and its owner said he has been willing to work out a new contract.