Type
Radio
Title
A Bunch of Boats in the Boatyard: Organizing the Maine Lobstering Union
Year
2014
With struggles within the lobster industry due to oversupply of lobsters, lobstermen thought of collective action. Bram Sable-Smith highlights the work that Arbus Ames put forward to start the Maine Lobstering Union, which would allow them to speak about the value of their catches and get a fair living wage.