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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Bates College workers reject proposed union
National Labor Relations Board staffers who counted the ballots said 254 voted against the union while 186 favored it.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2023
Workers at Shalom House in Portland launch union campaign
Some of the employees at the nonprofit social service agency are organizing to secure higher wages that will keep pace with costs of living.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2023
Maine Medical Center restores paid leaves for union nurses
Paid leave benefits will be retroactive to December 2022 so nurses who previously used personal time off or went unpaid to cover their leaves will be reimbursed, according to Maine Medical Center.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2023
U.S. union membership rate hits all-time low despite campaigns
U.S. union membership has been falling steadily for decades.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Maine Medical Center nurses protest cuts to paid leave
The hospital acknowledges that it cut paid leave for bereavement, jury duty and military service, saying the benefit was never discussed during contract negotiations with the nurses union this year.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
New penalties for companies that illegally fire workers who unionize
In a big win for labor unions, the National Labor Relations Board ruled to expand fees to include covering expenses such as late fees and lost housing for employees illegally fired, demoted, or retaliated against.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
Maine author Monica Wood supports strike at HarperCollins, refuses to work on forthcoming novel
The Portland writer is represented by a publisher owned by HarperCollins, which is facing mounting pressure from unionized workers, including her editor, who walked off the job on Nov. 10.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2022
Fairfield firefighters’ union, town officials clash over paycheck deduction
Teamsters Local Union No. 340, representing eight Fairfield firefighters, says the town deducted money from their paychecks following a dispute over federal American Rescue Plan Act money.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Workers at Starbucks in Portland’s Old Port vote to form a union
Monday's 10-3 vote comes several weeks after workers announced their intention to form a union.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
Amazon faces off with union in fight for a second warehouse
Last month, a federal labor official who presided over the hearings ruled against the company, which has noted it intends to appeal.
