Events
Labor Spotlight Series
Tariffs, Workers & the Global Economy
Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 3-5:00 PM
Panelists: Historian and UMaine Professor Emerita Elizabeth McKillen,
MECEP policy analyst James Myall,
President of the Southern Maine Labor Council Jason J. Shedlock.
REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/tariffslabor
400 Years of Maine Labor History
Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 3-4:30 PM
With Andy O’Brien, Maine AFL-CIO’s Director of Communications
In the Harmon Room at Chadbourne Hall, UMaine Campus
“Education and Justice in Maine”
Sunday, April 6, 2025 from 12:30-2:00 PM
A panel discussion with Emily Albee and Adele Drake
At the Wilson Center, 67 College Ave., Orono
“Race and Labor in the Aftermath of the 2024 Elections”
Sunday, February 23, 2025 from 12:30-2:00 PM
With scholar and labor activist Bill Fletcher Jr.
At the Wilson Center
National History Day
Visit the National History Day page on this site for more details of plans for upcoming National History Day events.
Maine AFL-CIO Labor Summer Institute
The 2025 Summer Institute will be held on August 13-14 at the Wells Conference Center at the University of Maine in Orono.
Visit the Summer Institute page to register.
Protecting Jobs and Ecosystems in Maine After the Fall Elections
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Featured speaker Senator Troy Jackson, President of the Maine Senate, discussed the critical and timely topic of protecting jobs and ecosystems in Maine after the 2024 fall elections. Tina Riley, an IBEW electrician and former State Rep. from Jay, and Jonathan Fulford, co-chair of Sierra Club’s Legislative Team, were also on the panel. This event was live at the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union at the University of Maine in Orono, and on Zoom. Attendees were encouraged to ask questions about Maine’s future in these challenging times.
Sponsored by Sierra Club Maine, the Maine Labor Climate Council, and the Bureau of Labor Education at UMaine