Firefighter/paramedics rely on absentee voting because they often work long shifts on Election Day and can't get out of work to vote. Question 1 on the November ballot would restrict our ability to vote absentee. VOTE NO ON 1! #SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting

We spoke with Utilities Workers of America Local B341 President Chris Richardson about the work his members do delivering natural gas to Southern Maine & upcoming contract negotiations with Unitil. maineaflcio.org/news/meet-un...

Solidarity with nurses at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent! www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses...

Brother Rodrigue Mbatchi fled political persecution in his home country & settled in Maine in 2023. After graduating from our Union Construction Academy of Maine he is now working as a Laborer with LIUNA Local 327! maineaflcio.org/news/union-c...

The Maine AFL-CIO seeks a Campaigns Director to be based in Augusta, ME. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?id=29332 #1u #UnionStrong @maineaflcio.bsky.social @aflcio.org

Great article about the Stage Hands who organized the State Theatre in Portland! thebollard.com/2025/08/09/r...

Solidarity with Bath Iron Works Firefighters fighting for a fair contract! maineaflcio.org/news/biw-fir...

Congratulations to musicians with the Boston Musicians Association Local 9-535 for winning record raises in their new three-year contract with the Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO)! maineaflcio.org/news/portlan...

Elderly Mainers, people with disabilities & children who have suffered the loss of a parent deserve a SS system that is efficient and easily accessible. We urge our congressional delegation to prevent the dismantling of this critical social insurance program. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/07/29/o...

We spoke to National Postal Mail Handlers (NPMH) Branch 205 about challenges facing the USPS. maineaflcio.org/news/mail-ha...

As private investors are buying up the manufactured home park where she lives, MSEA retiree recalls growing up in Electchester, a union-built housing co-op in NYC. maineaflcio.org/news/private...

Have you had trouble getting through to Social Security lately? Here's why. maineaflcio.org/news/trump-a...

UFCW 791 members who work at the Shaw's Warehouse in Wells have just won the best contract since they unionized in 1998! maineaflcio.org/news/shaws-w...

The Maine AFL-CIO is proud to support Troy Jackson for Governor of the State of Maine! Hear what workers across the state are saying about Troy's long record of standing up for workers. Troy can build a working class coalition with the best shot to win the general election! youtu.be/uyZGarZQaF8

This year we won improvements to retirement security for mental health workers, defended cuts to childcare & free school lunches, made gains to ensure clean energy jobs are good quality jobs & more. There were also disappointments. Read our full recap here: maineaflcio.org/news/special...

Historic breakthrough in Maine: Gov. Mills has signed legislation extending the state min wage to farmworkers. Congrats to all who fought for years to win this! @maineaflcio.bsky.social @mecep.bsky.social

This is a really important bill that will make child care more affordable for working class people like nurses, fire fighters, teachers & other essential workers! maineaflcio.org/news/maine-a...

Congratulations brothers & sisters! www.bangordailynews.com/2025/05/27/h...

Congratulations to Gravelwood Grow Store workers on winning your first contract with @machinistsunion.bsky.social ! maineaflcio.org/news/blue-hi...

Worcester Wreath has repeatedly been fined for mistreating workers. This is why ALL workers deserve the right to organize & speak out about conditions in the workplace. maineaflcio.org/news/worcest...

“I don’t think the public really understands what veterans who serve in combat go through and see. You don’t unsee the things you’ve seen." — Scott Surette, Mail Handlers maineaflcio.org/news/mail-ha...

Members of Ironworkers Local 7 assembled the experimental floating wind turbine in the Gulf of Maine next week, less than a month after the Trump administration cut $12.4 million in funding to the program. maineaflcio.org/news/ironwor...

"Unfortunately, [our staffing is] subject to potential reductions through the [Congressional] budget reconciliation process," said Bangor air traffic controller Bryan Loquet, NATCA's Legislative Representative for Bangor and the union's State Coordinator for Maine. maineaflcio.org/news/meet-ma...

In part 3 in our 200-year history of worker struggles at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard we explore how the workers won collective bargaining rights through President Kennedy's Executive Order 10988. maineaflcio.org/news/labor-h...

Augusta!

May Day rallies are kicking off all over Maine!

May Day in Portland, ME!

This International Workers' Day Maine workers will holding be rallies in Portland, Orono, Bath, Augusta, Waterville, Auburn, Wayne, Bridgeton York and Machias! First up Portland! 🧵

Elon’s busy “fixing” the government while Tesla profits tanked 71%. Maybe he should stick to what he’s best at - ruining his own companies.

University of Maine Graduate Workers have been bargaining for over 500 days & still don't have a contract. Please join us for a fair contract rally on the Orono campus to push UMaine to agree to a fair contract that meets the needs and bargaining goals of these union workers!

Bring Union Brother Kilmar home. An injury to one is an injury to all!

We joined Mainers for Tax Fairness today to call on Congress to PROTECT vital programs like health care, veterans' services, social security and other programs that benefit working people and REJECT tax cuts for the rich!

On this Tax Day 2025 we call on our leaders to STOP tax cuts for the rich & SUPPORT Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, USPS, the V.A. and other critical programs that working class people rely on! #taxday2025

Democrats voted to reject a bill that would roll back the minimum wage law that Maine voters passed at the ballot box in 2016. The bill would eliminate cost-of-living increases. Here is a list of Maine companies that supported it. maineaflcio.org/news/committ...

Michael Hillard reviews Chad Pearson’s account of American employers’ violence against workers during the 19th and early 20th century. Rather than “cops and robbers,” the real gunplay story of our history is “bosses and workers.” maineaflcio.org/news/book-re...

Solidarity with federal workers! #RedforFed!

“The people who receive our services are elderly & people with disabilities and often homebound. They describe the services we provide as a ‘lifeline,’” MSEA member Christopher Boynton, librarian for the blind & print disabled at the Maine State Library. maineaflcio.org/news/trump-e...

Wednesday-- let's wear #RedforFeds! Federal workers are fighting for their unions- for their fundamental right to collective bargaining. Wear red on Wednesday to show you won't stand for this union-busting!

We stand in solidarity with our federal union family. We will not stand by as our rights are illegally stripped away and our democratic institutions are dismantled by executive fiat. We will fight this with everything we have. maineaflcio.org/news/trump-t...

"We call on our elected representatives here in Augusta to stand up for working class Mainers and fight for an economy that works for the many, not just for a few," said Cynthia Phinney, president of Maine AFL-CIO. www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...

"It's time to get off the couch and get in the fight!" #usmailnotforsale #savethepostoffice

Nurses and allies today marched into Senator Susan Collins' office in Portland to deliver a message loud & clear: Stand up for Maine People. Hands Off Medicaid! @nationalnurses.bsky.social

April 5th National protests please share 💜 handsoff2025.com?utm_source=s...

Union postal worker Jim Moore: "If you care about democracy, the Constitution, free speech, civil liberties & your rights as an individuals then it's time to get off the couch & get in the fight!" #savetheUSPS

Postal workers & allies protest attempts to privatize the USPS in Portland! #savetheUSPS ✊

"We are greatly concerned that the DOGE team is pressuring the administration to make deep cuts in staff that will delay payments, cause more errors and could even crash the whole system within months." - Christine Lizotte, claims specialist maineaflcio.org/news/maine-s...

Great News! “It’s a sad, sad day when our government would fire a good employee and say it’s based on performance when they know good and well that is based on a lie." - Judge William Alsup

Mothers, children & educators crowded the halls of the State House waving signs & singing songs to protest child care cuts. And it worked! Read more: maineaflcio.org/news/followi...

So inspiring! maineaflcio.org/news/followi...

This is the inspiring story of how a group of American and Canadian nurses on the US border in Calais organized and won their union in 1985. open.substack.com/pub/andyobri...