Monday’s 10-3 vote comes several weeks after workers announced their intention to form a union.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bates College aims for a new union vote by its employees
Bates hopes the national labor board will rule in its favor on who can join the union and order a new vote by eligible workers who want one.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Union argues Bates blew its chance to make its legal case by missing a deadline
As Bates College workers vote on whether to form a union, a federal agency is sorting through arguments about who should be eligible to join it if employees back the proposal.
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Janus decision upsets union balance
In a stunning decision on June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court, in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, held it a violation of First Amendment free speech to legally compel public sector employees to pay fees to unions which represent them in collective bargaining and grievance proceedings. The […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Franklin County reaches agreement with unionized deputies
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to approve a three-year contract with unionized deputies that guarantees 24-hour coverage. The modified pact has to go before members of the Fraternal Order of Police, the union that represents deputies. Deputies have been working under a contract that expired June 30, 2017. A study showed the […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay police union members to get raise; firewood going out to bid
JAY — Selectpersons unanimously approved a raise Monday for members of the Jay Police Department union following an executive session, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. The union contract has a provision for a wage reopener in it. Union members requested a wage adjustment in February. The board agreed to a one-time wage adjustment for […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Union chief says workers helping in Houston
Kerem Gungor, of Sabattus, who is a member of the Maine State Employees Association, right, enjoys his BBQ lunch as his children play with balloon’s they got at Monday’s Labor Day Celebration and BBQ at IBEW 567 Union Hall in Lewiston. They are Ayla, 10, right and Dialra, 4, in blue.Deb Fecteau, left, of Auburn, […]
Posted inMaine
Man, 80, dies in fire that destroys old Union farmhouse
A farmhouse in Union was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. Lawrence Dries, who lived alone in the home, died in the fire. UNION (AP) — Fire officials in Maine say they recovered the body of an 80-year-old man from his farmhouse after it was destroyed by fire. Lawrence Dries lived alone in the home, where the […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford officials resist unionization for firefighters
OXFORD — Town officials are challenging the Oxford Fire/Rescue Department’s attempt to unionize. Teamsters Local 340 has petitioned the Maine Labor Relations Board to allow the local department to form a bargaining unit. Interim Town Manager Becky Lippincott informed selectmen Feb. 16 that the department was attempting to unionize Lippincott notified selectmen Feb. 16 that […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Jay deputy clerk position reduced to part-time
JAY — Selectpersons and the union representing two Town Office positions reached an agreement Monday that reduces the position of deputy town clerk from full time to part time. The board voted 4-1 to accept the memorandum of understanding between the town and United Steelworkers and its Local 4-0009 after an executive session, Town Manager […]