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...
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...
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...
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)!
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.
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.
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!
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:
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...
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...
