This past week, on June 2nd, a team from Local Sprouts
Cooperative Cafe took a trip up to Augusta to rally against LD 309.
LD 309 is a bill that attacks state workers and their union rights.
After having stepped away from the bill LePage put the bill back on
the table in the last few weeks of the session.
Luckily we belong to a great state with a strong community of people
committed to protecting worker’s rights, an estimated 600 people
rallied together at the Hall of Flags at noon in the Augusta state
capitol building. The rally was a huge success and filled with
inspiring and energized people from around the state.
Yesterday the lawmakers voted to postpone LD 309 until next year. The
Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Committee voted to carry over L.D. 309, after hearing the voices at
the public hearing and the State House rally by hundreds of union
members.
Matt Schlobohm, executive director of the Maine AFL-CIO, said
lawmakers don’t want to be part of LePage’s “anti-worker agenda.” He
said unions have an even better chance of killing the bill next year,
because lawmakers will face re-election.
“I think it’s a victory for Maine workers,” he said. “It’s very clear
the votes won’t be there to pass this in an election year.”
As a worker owned cooperative, Local Sprouts supports workers and their rights.
We will continue to rally against the anti worker agenda and encourage
others to stand up for workers.
WORKER Cooperatives Support WORKER UNIONS
[photos by Pierce]
This past week, on June 2nd, a team from Local Sprouts
Cooperative Cafe took a trip up to Augusta to rally against LD 309.
LD 309 is a bill that attacks state workers and their union rights.
After having stepped away from the bill LePage put the bill back on
the table in the last few weeks of the session.
Luckily we belong to a great state with a strong community of people
committed to protecting worker’s rights, an estimated 600 people
rallied together at the Hall of Flags at noon in the Augusta state
capitol building. The rally was a huge success and filled with
inspiring and energized people from around the state.
Yesterday the lawmakers voted to postpone LD 309 until next year. The
Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Committee voted to carry over L.D. 309, after hearing the voices at
the public hearing and the State House rally by hundreds of union
members.
Matt Schlobohm, executive director of the Maine AFL-CIO, said
lawmakers don’t want to be part of LePage’s “anti-worker agenda.” He
said unions have an even better chance of killing the bill next year,
because lawmakers will face re-election.
“I think it’s a victory for Maine workers,” he said. “It’s very clear
the votes won’t be there to pass this in an election year.”
As a worker owned cooperative, Local Sprouts supports workers and their rights.
We will continue to rally against the anti worker agenda and encourage
others to stand up for workers.
Quotes taken from Portland Press Herald article:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/fair-share-union-dues-bill-put-off-until-2012_2011-06-07.html