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The Maine Fair Trade Campaign is a coalition of\u00a0 labor, environmental, human rights, family farm, and community groups working together to change the failed NAFTA free trade model and fighting for a new vision for trade policy and economic justice.
\nThe Maine Fair Trade Campaign, PO Box 2493, S. Portland, Maine 04116
\nPresident Cynthia Phinney, Vice President Matt Beck, \u00a02015-2016<\/p>\n

To get in touch, please email info@mainefairtrade.org or\u00a0maine@citizenstrade.org<\/em><\/p>\n

MFTC Coalition Member Organizations include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

350Maine
\nAlliance\u00a0for Democracy<\/span>
\n American Postal Workers Union Local 458<\/span>
\n Beehive Design Collective<\/span>
\n Central Maine\u00a0Central Labor Council<\/span>
\n Centro Latino of Maine<\/span>
\n Cooperative Maine<\/span>
\n Eastern Maine\u00a0Labor Council<\/span>
\n Food AND Medicine<\/span>
\n Food for Maine’s Future<\/span>
\n PeaceWorks Greater Brunswick<\/span>
\n IAMAW Machinists Local 1821<\/span>
\n IAMAW Machinist Local S-6<\/span>
\n Institute for Local Self-Reliance<\/span>
\n International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 567<\/span>
\n IBEW 1253<\/span>
\n IBEW 1768<\/span>
\n IBEW 1837<\/span>
\n IBEW 2327<\/span>
\n Laborers’ Local Union 327<\/span>
\n The League of Young Voters<\/span>
\n Maine\u00a0AFL-CIO<\/span>
\n Maine\u00a0Council of Churches<\/span>
\n Maine\u00a0Council of Senior Citizens<\/span>
\n Maine\u00a0Education Association<\/span>
\n Maine\u00a0Labor Council \u2013 United Steel Workers<\/span>
\n Maine Labor Group on Health<\/span>
\n Maine\u00a0Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA)<\/span>
\n Maine\u00a0Peoples Alliance<\/span>
\n Maine\u00a0State\u00a0Employees Association SEIU Local 1989<\/span>
\n National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Local 391
\nOccupy (NH) Seacoast
\nOccupy\u00a0Brunswick,Maine
\nPax Christi Maine<\/span>
\n Peace Action\u00a0Maine<\/span>
\n Peace and Justice Group of\u00a0Waldo\u00a0County<\/span>
\n Power in Community Alliances (PICA)<\/span>
\n Portland\u00a0Organizing \u00a0to Win Economic Rights (POWER)<\/span>
\n Sierra Club,\u00a0Maine\u00a0chapter<\/span>
\n Southern Maine\u00a0Central Labor Council<\/span>
\n Sustainable Harvest
\nTeamsters Local 340<\/span>
\n UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 716<\/span>
\n Unitarian\u00a0Universalist\u00a0Church\u00a0of\u00a0Belfast<\/span>
\n Unitarian\u00a0Universalist\u00a0Church\u00a0of\u00a0Brunswick<\/span>
\n UNITE -HERE \u00a0Local 406<\/span>
\n UNITE -HERE \u00a0Local 486<\/span>
\n United Food & Commercial Workers 791<\/span>
\n UFCW 1445<\/span>
\n United Steelworkers (USW) District 4<\/span>
\n USW Local 4-0014<\/span>
\n USW Local 9<\/span>
\n USW Local 11<\/span>
\n USW Local 36<\/span>
\n USW Local 261<\/span>
\n USW Local 291<\/span>
\n USW Local 365<\/span>
\n USW Local 366<\/span>
\n USW Local 449<\/span>
\n USW Local 900<\/span>
\n USW Local 1069<\/span>
\n USW Local 1188<\/span>
\n Veterans for Peace<\/span>
\nWestern Maine\u00a0Labor Council<\/span>
\n Women\u2019s International League for Peace & Freedom<\/span><\/p>\n

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