Workers at the Brunswick Staples are trying to form the company’s first union in the United States.
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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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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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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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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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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.