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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Lewiston-Auburn Transit Drivers Ratify First Contract with Western Maine Transportation Services

Drivers with Lewiston-Auburn's Citylink bus service ratified their first union contract with Western Maine Transportation Services. The contract covers about a dozen transit workers, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and includes a nearly 13% wage increase over three years. The new contract also includes pay increases that reward longevity.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Maine’s Woodland Pulp Union Members Vote to Accept Improved Contract Offer; Strike Is Over

After weeks of negotiations, members from Machinists (IAM) Local 1490, in collaboration with 20 millwrights from Millwrights Local 1121 and 38 oilers and steam and water plant operators from Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 330-3, have accepted the latest offer from Woodland Pulp, ending the strike that commenced on Oct. 14. The contract includes job classification improvements, wage increases, improved vacation benefits, paid sick leave and other benefits.
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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Maine AFL-CIO Leads Efforts to Open Labor Center

The surge in union membership across the state of Maine is giving a boost to efforts to open the Charles Scontras Center for Labor and Community Education. The center will offer free classes and workshops on organizing and leading a union, building appreciation for Maine’s robust labor history; recognizing what individual workers’ rights look like in Maine; and helping immigrants adjust to the state’s workforce system.
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Shuler: Maine Is Organizing and Winning

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler’s remarks to the Maine AFL-CIO Convention.

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Service + Solidarity Spotlight: Maine AFL-CIO: Governor’s Signing of Unemployment Reform Bill Huge Win for Working Mainers

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our regular Service + Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.