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PublishedApril 17, 2024
Disneyland performers file petition to form labor union
Most of the more than 35,000 workers at the Disneyland Resort, which includes the theme parks, already have unions.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
‘We are in a crisis,’ workers at Maine’s only youth prison tell the state
Educators, maintenance staff and supervisory staff at Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland outlined their concerns and demands in a letter to the Department of Corrections.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2024
Service workers at Maine’s 7 community colleges say system is stalling negotiations
The union is demanding wage increases for the 165 employees currently working under a contract that expired in July 2023.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Fidium parent company laying off nearly quarter of customer service staff in Maine
The cutting of 12 jobs at Consolidated Communications continues what union and congressional leaders have called a 'troubling' trend at Maine's largest telecommunications company.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
State workers’ union files labor complaint against Mills administration
The union accused the administration of ignoring a legislative mandate to update salary information in a 2020 study comparing state workers salaries with the private sector.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2024
California fast-food workers form new union, first of its kind for industry
The California Fast Food Workers Union, which is affiliated with the powerful Service Employees International Union, could serve as a model for other states.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
Teachers strike in Boston suburb hits 8th day, with tensions fraying
The Newton Teachers Association, which is prohibited by law from striking and faces hefty fines, said it's seeking living wages for all employees.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2024
Former Bath Iron Works pipefitter installed as new leader of international union
Brian Bryant was named president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represents 4,250 Bath Iron Works employees.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2024
Brunswick Staples workers vote against unionizing
Brunswick Staples workers rejected forming a union in a 6-7 vote. Had the majority of workers voted to unionize, it would have been the first Staples to form a union in the U.S.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2023
Federal labor board wants Starbucks to reopen 23 locations, including 1 in Portland
The National Labor Relations Board is accusing Starbucks of closing its Old Port location last December in response to workers' attempt to unionize.
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