The April 11 edition of Time takes note of Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial decision to remove a mural from the lobby of the Maine Department of Labor headquarters.

The incident made the magazine’s “Milestones” page, which includes the following item:

“REMOVED: A mural in Maine’s Department of Labor building that depicted workers’ history; the governor said he had received complaints about the painting’s being too pro-labor.

The page also includes an obituary for Geraldine Ferraro, written by former Vice President Walter Mondale, and items noting events such as the sale of Muzak to another background-music company and the fact that China has banned smoking in public places.

Installed in 2008, the 11-panel, 36-foot-long mural depicts moments in Maine labor history, such as the 1937 shoe factory strike in Lewiston-Auburn and Rosie the Riveter at Bath Iron Works.

LePage has said that his timing was poor, but that he had the mural removed because some business owners complained that the mural is hostile to employers.

Six Mainers filed a federal lawsuit on Friday to have the mural returned.


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