May 5, 2017
Test for Tip in Cash Page
Join the movement. Sign the pledge to tip in cash today! Wage Theft is the illegal underpayment or non-payment of workers’ wages. Workers lose billions of dollars when their employers pay less than minimum wage; refuse overtime pay; force workers to work off the clock; hold back final paychecks; misclassify employees as independent contractors… or…
Read MoreAugust 28, 2014
NAACP Portland and Southern Maine Workers’ Center Release Statement in Solidarity with North Carolina Forward Together Moral Movement.
NAACP Portland and the Southern Maine Workers’ Center have released a statement of solidarity with a nationwide week of action for human rights, part of the Forward Together Moral Movement lead by the North Carolina NAACP. While our organizing is focused on making change on the local and state level, we believe that it is…
Read MoreJuly 19th, 2014
SMWC’s Health Care is a Human Right Committee Launches Strangers into Neighbors Summer Outreach Challenge!
SMWC’s Health Care is a Human Right Committee is excited to launch our Strangers into Neighbors summer outreach challenge! We hope to build our base, strengthen community & reach new people with the message of health care justice for all Mainers. Join us for our kickoff event on July 19th at our office starting at 10am….
Read MoreJuly 17th, 2014
Southern Maine Workers’ Center launches Summer Workshop Series
The Southern Maine Workers’ Center is pleased to announce our Summer Workshop Series. Once a month from June through October, we will host workshops to build our skills, grow our movement for justice, and develop our understanding of the world. These events are free and open to the public! Childcare and snacks will be provided….
Read MoreMay 23, 2014
Work With Dignity Committee members participate in national day of action with Target janitors
On May 20, 2014, three Work With Dignity Committee members participated in national actions in solidarity with members of CTUL who clean Target stores in Minneapolis/ St. Paul. These workers will be organizing all summer, and we’ll continue to support them from afar. Learn more about the campaign here: http://ctul.net/overview-of-march-for-justice-in-retail-cleaning/.Â
Read MoreApril 22, 2014
Health Care is a Human Right Committee Member Sarah Lazare’s letter to the editor
Health Care is a Human Right Committee Member Sarah Lazare’s letter to the editor was published by the Bangor Daily News on April 18, 2014. Â Dignity and rights Health care is a human right, and every person in the state of Maine deserves full coverage that is humane, equitable and meets all of their needs….
Read MoreMarch 14, 2014
Health Care is a Human Right: Beyond MaineCare Expansion
Health Care is a Human Right: Beyond MaineCare Expansion: A response to the Portland Press Herald Article “Medicaid Expansion vote has real-life impact for low-income Mainers”. Yesterday I was interviewed by the Portland Press Herald about the issue of MaineCare expansion— the critical health care legislation that the Maine Senate voted in favor of yesterday, the House…
Read MoreMarch 15th, 2014
Upcoming Committee Membership Meetings!
We’re building our people power! Join us for HCHR and WWD committee meetings in March Health Care is a Human Right Saturday March 15th from 10am-Noon 68 Washington Ave. in Portland Work With Dignity Saturday March 29th from 10am-Noon 68 Washington Ave. in Portland The power of this organization is based in the people who make it up. Our committees plan…
Read MoreOctober 14th, 2013
Free Screening Clinic and Town Hall Meeting
On October 14th, please join the Southern Maine Workers Center and the Maine State Nurses Association on the Portland stop of the Healthcare is a Human Right Tour. The program consists of two parts: a free health screening clinic and a town hall meeting. The purpose of the event is to broaden and deepen support…
Read MoreAugust 4th, 2013
August 4th Healthcare Survey Training
Do you think Healthcare is a Human Right? Join us at the Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress Street in Downtown Portland on Sunday, August 4th, from 10AM to Noon followed by a free lunch. Free parking on Sundays, and vouchers available for any city-owned parking garage. We believe that healthcare is a right to which…
Read MoreMay 1st, 2013
Immigration Reform March and Rally
May 1, 2013 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Thousands are uniting across Maine and America! We are fighting to: Keep families together Restore due process Eliminate racial profiling Demand workers’ rights End raids and deportations Create pathways to citizenship March starts at Lincoln Park on Congress Street (Portland, ME) at 4:00 pm. Rally begins at…
Read MoreApril 23rd, 2013
Toward Justice in Health Care: A Community Dialogue on Human Rights, Health Care and the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The City of Portland, Portland NAACP and Southern Maine Workers’ Center are sponsoring a collaborative public event: Toward Justice in Health Care: a Community Dialogue on Human Rights, Health Care and the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speakers will include Mayor Michael Brennan and Reverend Kenneth Lewis, with reflection upon Dr. King’s enormous…
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