The Maine AFL-CIO is proud to endorse Troy Jackson for Governor & Graham Platner for U.S. Senate because we know they are strongest candidates to take on the oligarchy and put working class people in the driver's seat!

BIW shipbuilders have been organizing mobile home park residents to fight corporate greed. “Even residents who say their landlord treats them well have expressed interest in supporting their trailer park brothers and sisters over on the other side of town.” maineaflcio.org/news/iam-loc...

Congratulations to Searsport mobile home residents and Maine Labor Climate Council for passing a new rent stabilization ordinance. On Saturday, Searsport residents voted 67-12 to pass an ordinance limiting rent increases at mobile home parks. maineaflcio.org/news/maine-l...

Labor Lobby Day 2026 was a great success! maineaflcio.org/news/170-wor...

Proud to stand in solidarity with my union brothers and sisters at Labor Lobby Day in Augusta! A better world is possible when working people organize and take it. ✊🏼 Let's win this thing. @maineaflcio.bsky.social

Workers at Holy Donut in Portland are unionizing with the IAM Union! Please voluntarily recognize your employees’ union & negotiate a fair contract Holy Donut! 🍩 ✊

Solidarity with Bath Marine Draftsman's Association, @uaw.org Local 3999! #FairContractNow

Gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson is the ONLY candidate in the race to have signed the People’s Pledge, vowing to reject independent expenditures that come from corporate and dark money! barnraisingmedia.com/the-candidat...

When Jesse Jackson came to Maine in 1987 to support striking paper workers, he changed hearts & minds. "Yesterday I wouldn't think of voting for a Black man for president," a woman striker said. "Tonight I gave him a check for his campaign." maineaflcio.org/news/maine-a...

After the first firefighter union in Maine dissolved in 1921, its officers either died or left the fire service due to struggles with PTSD. Their stories serve as a clear example of why they needed the rights and protections that a union could have provided. maineaflcio.org/news/founder...

Union Carpenter Derek Ellis of Skowhegan was down the street from his job site in Portland when he saw ICE agents shout at a woman to "get the hell out" of her car. As they tore her out of her car, she screamed "I'm a US citizen! I'm a citizen!" as her small child in a carseat cried hysterically.

I want to thank @maineaflcio.bsky.social and @aobrien2024.bsky.social for shining a much-needed light on the real stories that impact the working class of Maine.

"This is just an age-old tactic to pit workers against workers, divide the working class and deflect their attention away from the people who are robbing them blind: billionaires and corporations." app.publicnewsservice.org/story/me-uni...

The Maine Labor Climate Council & manufactured park residents held a rally last week to call on the Augusta City Council to pass a temporary rent moratorium and a rent stabilization ordinance to prevent massive lot rent increases. maineaflcio.org/news/mobile-...

Maine Medical Center nurses overwhelmingly ratify three-year union contract! maineaflcio.org/news/maine-m...

Congratulations to NMMC nurses in Fort Kent who beat the union busters & voted to keep their union! WHEN WE FIGHT WE WIN!!! maineaflcio.org/news/norther...

I was honored to spend the afternoon at the Teamsters Local 340 hall alongside a packed house of my union brothers and sisters for the AFC wild-card game. Working people are the heartbeat of our state and campaign. Thank you, all! @maineaflcio.bsky.social

Another day, another picket! Brother Troy Jackson joins UMaine Graduate Workers UAW International Union to settle a fair contract! www.instagram.com/reel/DRPpPTd...

That would appear to be Graham Platner out with picketing/striking nurses at Houlton Regional Hospital. WABI says nurses have been negotiating for a new contract for over a year. tinyurl.com/yc6n4vwh #MEpolitics

Nurses with the Maine State Nurses Association/NNU are striking for safe staffing, and improved patient care! Tell hospital CEO Jeff Zewe to stop union busting & bullying nurses! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

We had an awesome Biennial Convention last week! Here is a recap! maineaflcio.org/news/maine-a...

We're excited to announce that UAW President Shawn Fain will be the keynote speaker of the Maine AFL-CIO's Biennial Convention next week! maineaflcio.org/news/uaw-pre...

The 2025 Working Families Legislative Scorecard is online! Find out how your legislators voted on key labor issues like fair wages, collective bargaining rights, safe working conditions & more! scorecard.maineaflcio.org

Several union women from Maine joined the Tradeswomen Build Nations, the largest gathering of unionized tradeswomen in the world. maineaflcio.org/news/mainers...

Doris Poland of Windham (APWU) is voting NO on 1 because she has a son with disabilities who relies on absentee voting. #SaveAbsenteeVoting

Retired Bangor firefighter/paramedic Ronnie Green of the Professional Fire Fighters of Maine is voting NO on Question 1! #saveabsenteevoting

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...