Registered nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, held an informational picket today at the facility during their morning shift change and will hold another picket during their evening shift change, announced Maine State Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (MSNA/NNOC).
Registered nurses at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, held an informational picket at the facility during their morning shift change and will hold another during their evening shift change.
Maine Public People demonstrate for the PRO Act and other labor protections during a May Day rally in Portland on May 1, 2021.
Workers turned out for a series of rallies in Bangor, Augusta and Portland Saturday to celebrate May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, and to urge passage of worker-friendly legislation such as the PRO Act, considered by supporters to be one of the most important labor bills in decades.
Mary Kate O'Sullivan is a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center where nurses voted to organize this week. She spoke to a crowd gathered on the steps of Portland City Hall.