BREWER, Maine (WABI) - The AFL-CIO National Bus Tour came to Brewer Tuesday for a rally centered around the importance of unions.

The event was hosted and organized by the Eastern Maine Labor Council.

Union members representing the University of Maine graduate workers, the Maine Nurses Association, and Bangor Public Works employees all spoke at the rally as they continued to fight for what they believe are fair contracts.

“Graduate workers at the University of Maine are paid thousands less than our peers at other similar state schools, and we pay thousands more in our health and insurance premiums. This is unacceptable,” said Lexi Mark, a UMaine grad student.

“We are currently asking for pay, patients over profits, that is the main thing that we need, and health care costs, the health

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