Scarborough teachers rally for contract; Bernie Sanders sends letter of support

Working without a contract since September, Scarborough teachers are pushing for improved working conditions that school officials say are 'good-faith disagreements.'

Scarborough teachers’ contract dispute gets national visibility via Bernie Sanders tweet

The Democratic presidential candidate supports the local and state teachers' unions.

Sanders vows to enact national standards for ‘forever’ chemicals in water

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said companies should be paying to clean up contamination.

Two Somali politicians find inspiration in each other’s success

Controversial U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, talked Friday with incoming Lewiston City Council member Safiya Khalid after a political rally in New Hampshire.

Sanders turns in signatures for Maine presidential primary in March

The presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders announced Monday that it had submitted 2,800 signatures of Maine voters to put the Vermont senator on the Democratic primary ballot in Maine.

Sam Shain: Sanders treated unfairly by media

Bernie Sanders’ campaign confirms that he suffered a heart attack

Statements from Sanders and his doctors don't indicate whether his heart suffered any permanent damage.

Here’s why Bernie Sanders was disinvited to speak in Portland on Monday

The Democratic presidential candidate declined to attend the Southern Maine Labor Council's Labor Day breakfast after being told that national union rules prohibited him from speaking.

Our View: Younger workers giving unions hope

Millennials, who came of age during the Great Recession, are not as reluctant as their elders to organize.

Sanders talks ‘political revolution’ at Portland campaign stop

The Vermont senator takes jabs at President Trump and discusses his plans for providing health care for all, addressing climate change and implementing stricter gun laws.