BANGOR (AP) — Lobstermen who want to form a union to lobby for them in Augusta and to negotiate prices for their catch met for the first time Sunday.
Fishermen who are forming the Maine Lobstering Union gathered Sunday in Bangor at the Ramada Inn. Opening remarks were open to the public, then the meeting was closed to begin the process of nominating officers and beginning a process for nominating officers.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has been recruiting fishermen fed up with low prices for their catch and growing expenses.
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association, a trade group with about 1,200 members, has questioned whether negotiating lobster prices would run afoul of federal antitrust laws.
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