We’re a grassroots, member led organization working to improve the lives, working conditions, and terms of employment for working class and poor people in Maine.
Learn MoreOur committtees meet twice a month and organize most of our campaigns, workshops, and events:
WORK WITH
DIGNITY
If we want to improve our conditions at work and win victories to improve our economic position we must organize together.
Learn MoreHEALTHCARE IS A
HUMAN RIGHT
Creating a universal, single payer Healthcare system is a fundamental step toward economic and racial justice in our communities.
Learn MorePOLITICAL
EDUCATION
Having a shared understanding of the systems that oppress us means we'll have better strategies & movements of resistance.
Learn More"Movements are born of critical connections rather than critical mass."– Grace Lee Boggs
EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT
WORKERS RIGHTS LEGAL CLINIC
5:00pm - 8:00pm @ 56 NORTH ST.
We aim to help workers identify, create, and implement economic justice campaigns that represent their priorities. We do this work with a focus on fostering solidarity between immigrant workers, low-wage workers, union workers, and others.
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October 2, 2020
Workers Support Hotline Shut Down October 2nd thru November 9th 2020
The Southern Maine Workers’ Center is suspending the worker support hotline service beginning Friday, Oct 2nd until Monday, November 9th. We are using this time to do a much needed overhaul of our volunteer program, intake process and legal referral system. Since the pandemic began in late March the hotline has experienced a surge in…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2020
Voting Resources 2020
Find the answer to questions the people you talk to have in the links below, or let people know the websites if they want to search for it themselves. General from League of Women Voters: www.lwvme.org/VoteInMaine Includes the following subjects (all linked from the website above): Voter Eligibility • Student Voting • Register to Vote…
Read MoreJune 29th, 2020
Healthcare for All: Now More than Ever – Panel & Discussion
This event will take place on June 29th, 2020 from 5:30-7:00pm over Zoom. Please register at the link below. Over 500 people and 30 organizations joined our call to Governor Janet Mills to implement universal healthcare and protect the rights of essential workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. We brought our demands to the Blaine House in…
Read MoreJune 3, 2020
To say that Black Lives Matter is to commit ourselves to fundamentally changing the world.
To say that Black Lives Matter at this time is to commit ourselves to fundamentally changing the world. We see the devaluation of Black life in the state and vigilante murders of Black people, and in the unrelenting violence of the police against people rising up to demand justice. In a pattern repeated across the…
Read MoreMay 7th, 2020
Southern Maine Workers’ Center delivers letter to Gov. Mills, calling for more health care coverage during COVID-19 crisis.
On Thursday, May 7th at 11am, the Southern Maine Workers’ Center will make a symbolic delivery of a letter to Gov. Mills calling on her to take action to provide more people with health care coverage during the COVID-19 crisis.
Read MoreMay 5, 2020
Now Hiring: Worker Support Operations Coordinator
JOB DESCRIPTION This is a year long, part time, position for 20 hours a week. The position will be focused on the coordination of the operations of the Southern Maine Workers’ Center Worker Support Program including the hotline and legal clinic. This is a remote position until further notice. This position will pay $16/hour and…
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