State workers union accuses Mills administration of violating labor law

But another analysis, this one from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, contests that conclusion, noting that growth in private sector wages have continued to outpace growth for state public sector workers. Over that same five-year span, private sector wages have risen 35 percent, that report concludes.

Click here to read the full story, first published February 28, 2024 in the Bangor Daily News.