Archive for Bargaining News

Maine’s largest union representing state employees files labor complaint alleging bad-faith contract bargaining by Mills administration

MSEA-SEIU Chief Steward Jason Alley named recipient of our 2025 MSEA-SEIU Steward of the Year

Over 5 decades of union and progressive advocacy for Frank and Kathy Kadi

Bob Ruhlin’s lifetime of fighting for Maine workers

Trump executive order eliminates library services for blind and visually impaired, putting critical services for thousands of Mainers at risk as well as funding for Maine’s interlibrary loan service

At MaineDOT, ‘We have work going to established private entities, where the community values are secondary as the checks change hands’

‘We have seen many examples of the hatcheries losing good people due to low pay’

At MaineDOT, ‘I have personally worked 20 hours before having a break. I have coworkers that have gone a lot longer’

MaineDOT’s low wages ‘do not align with the cost of living, and many of us struggle each month just to afford basic necessities’

‘Ensure the continued protection of Maine’s natural resources and the safety of the visitors who enjoy them’