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MSEA-SEIU Local 1989
65 State Street
PO Box 1072
Augusta, ME 04332-1072
207-622-3151
1-800-452-8794

MAINE STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION

SEIU Local 1989

Action Alert!

Union Workers at CMP Need Your Help!


For now, more than 650 IBEW 1837 members at Central Maine Power are working without a contract and they need your help! Please take part in the informational demonstrations taking place every weekday at the times and locations listed below. Your Brothers and Sisters will appreciate your show of solidarity. And please WEAR RED to show your solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters at CMP! CMP workers will be wearing red everyday until they get a fair contract.

 

Demonstration Schedule (click here for a poster to distribute to your co-workers and for your union bulletin boards):

 

Augusta

Corner of Edison Drive and Western Avenue (Route 202)

Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m. - 6:45 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Augusta&state=ME&address=Edison+Drive+And+Western+Avenue&zipcode=04330

 

Bridgton

Route 302, Portland Road next to Hannaford Supermarket

Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Bridgton&state=ME&address=109+Portland+Road

 

Lewiston

740 Main Street near Marden's

Monday - Friday, 6:20 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Lewiston&state=ME&address=740+Main+Street

 

Portland

162 Canco Road

Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Lewiston&state=ME&address=740+Main+Street

 

Seven Facts about CMP:

  • CMP had a very healthy 10% profit margin last year of $55 million. That money was sent out of Maine to the Iberdrola Corporation in Spain.
  • CMP's proposals are a blatant example of corporate greed.
  • While Central Maine Power executives receive bonuses, they're demanding major concessions from their workers, particularly in retirement and healthcare benefits.
  • CMP's workers are there for Maine year-round, working long hours in rain and snow, in the heat of summer and in the dead of winter, keeping the lights on in our homes and businesses.
  • CMP's workers are taking a stand for the next generation of workers here in Maine.
  • One company proposal would have eliminated pensions for new hires. Another would have sharply limited health insurance benefits for retirees, making them difficult to afford.
  • CMP's proposed concessions may very well mean that some of their workers will not be able to afford medical insurance and will be forced to seek some form of public assistance for healthcare, thereby shifting this expense from CMP to the taxpayers. This could pose a long-term threat to Maine's economy.

 

For more information, Contact Matt Beck at 623-1030 or matt@ibew1837.org