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Scarborough public works union members picket at town hall
The action is the first time anyone can recall that municipal employees ever picketed in the town's history.The action is the first time anyone can recall that municipal employees ever picketed in the town's history.
The union, which comprises 15 of the department’s 29 workers, has been negotiating a new contract since it formed in May 2020. The parties have met 11 times, once with a mediator, and still have not settled on a contract.
At midday Friday, close to a dozen workers gathered along Route 1 in front of the parking lot outside Town Hall. The union is associated with Teamsters Local 340, and its business agent, Ed Marzano, said the Teamsters arranged for an 18-wheel trailer from Massachusetts to park in the lot as a visual show of support.
“It rallies our troops and it draws attention,” Marzano said, noting that the union held similar actions in Lisbon and Auburn within the past month.
Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2021/05/28/scarborough-public-works-union-members-picket-at-town-hall/
(Portland Press Herald)