Unions
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2020
Labor Day rally calls attention to need for aid during pandemic
In Portland, labor leaders and workers call for legislation to protect workers, assist state and local governments, and boost unemployment benefits for struggling Mainers.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Union at BIW sends letter to Navy secretary, ready to meet mediator
The union representing striking production workers wants to clarify whether the Navy endorses the use of subcontractors, a key point of contention with the company.
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PublishedJune 13, 2020
Union negotiators at Bath Iron Works reject final contract offer
The company says it presented its 'last, best and final' offer to Machinists Union Local S6 on Saturday.
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PublishedApril 15, 2020
Front-line workers in Maine plead for more protective equipment
Groups representing Maine health care workers, firefighters and others called on the federal government and employers to make sure they are protected from coronavirus.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2020
Maine’s congressional delegation urges Navy to ease pressure on BIW to keep operating
The letter signed by Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden asks the Navy to apply the same standards to private shipyards such as BIW as it does to its 4 public shipyards.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2020
Major labor law overhaul sought by Maine lawmakers
Democratic U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden back a measure that would block right-to-work laws and bolster America's struggling unions.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
BIW union hopes to sink subcontracting plan that company says it needs
The shipyard says it needs temporary workers to complete a backlog of military orders, but the machinists' union says that would violate its contract.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2019
UAW counters GM’s offer in hopes of a deal
The two sides begin a weekend of negotiations to end a strike that began nearly a month ago.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2019
UMaine professor loses appeal in lawsuit contesting union representation
The economics professor at Machias wants to block a union from representing him in contract negotiations and plans to file to have the case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2019
Our View: Younger workers giving unions hope
Millennials, who came of age during the Great Recession, are not as reluctant as their elders to organize.
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