Maine farmworkers deserve equal rights

A study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that “a quarter of farmworkers in the state — many of whom are migrant laborers — live in poverty and that they are 4.5 times more likely to be below the poverty line than other workers in Maine.” We must change this by educating fellow Mainers and collectively contacting our elected officials, especially the Mills Administration, to demand better for Maine’s farmworkers.

Click here to read the full op-ed, first published December 25, 2023 in Bangor Daily News.