unions

Local unions rallied in Brewer today, the 41st stop in the AFL-CIO's "It's Better In a Union" national bus tour.

Workers filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to welcome nearly 50 additional members into their union.

The Trump administration terminated the agreement for hundreds of thousands of unionized VA workers, including doctors, nurses and support staff at veterans' hospitals.

It could become the first such union on the East Coast.

The 35-member production crew wants to unionize to boost wages.

The nine workers accuse Milton Champion of engaging in retaliation and creating a toxic work environment.

Baristas at the Portland-based Coffee by Design signed a collective bargaining agreement with the company this week, formally recognizing the union. The front-of-house workers are represented by Local 327 of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA).

The three unions representing workers at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville say that the mill has hired about two dozen temporary workers to cross the picket line and replace those on strike.

Staples employees in Brunswick have filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. Their petition to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is also pending before the board.

Federal records indicate that the unionization attempt from Brunswick employees may be the first among Staples retail stores in the United States.