Jobs and Income

At-will employment is cover for discrimination. Maine should abolish it to protect workers from unfair firing

No worker should be fired from their job without a good reason. That’s why we have anti-discrimination laws, which protect Mainers from being fired on the basis […]

James Myall

Posted March 24, 2021

Tags Employment, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Recognizing foreign credentials would help New Mainers and our state prosper

Maine’s economy is at its best when Mainers of all backgrounds can make full use of their experience, skills, and education. But New Mainers who arrive in […]

James Myall

Posted March 23, 2021

Tags Economy, Employment, Immigration, Inequality, Jobs, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income

Extra pay for extra work: How Maine can restore overtime pay for 28,000 Mainers

When Mainers work long hours, they deserve to be compensated fairly for their extra work. Overtime protections exist to ensure extra work is rewarded with extra pay, […]

James Myall

Posted March 22, 2021

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Overtime, Wages

Health Care

Maine lawmakers consider several bills to tackle rising health care costs

Health care is a human right. But soaring health care costs prevent many Mainers from getting the care they need, and the problem is getting worse; The […]

James Myall

Posted March 18, 2021

Tags Health Care, Prescription Drugs

Jobs and Income

Wage theft costs workers millions. This bill would help workers get what they’re owed.

All Mainers are entitled to the wages they earn, and no one should have their wages stolen by their employer. While most employers play by the rules […]

James Myall

Posted March 17, 2021

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Wages

Health Care

One in ten Black Mainers has tested positive for COVID. Our vaccine plan may widen racial disparities.

In late February, Maine passed another grim COVID-19 milestone, with one in ten Black Mainers having tested positive for the virus. That’s more than three times the […]

James Myall

Posted March 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Inequality, Racial Equity

Health Care

Postpartum coverage bill would extend critical health care for new moms in Maine

New mothers have unique health care needs that must be met in order for new families to get the best start together. But for many new moms with low incomes, […]

James Myall

Posted February 26, 2021

Tags Children, Health Care, Medicaid

Health Care

Expanding health care for children will put Maine kids on upward trajectory for life

Access to affordable health care makes a huge difference to a child’s future. Investing in children’s health care will help ensure we have a healthy population and […]

James Myall

Posted February 24, 2021

Tags Children, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

With pandemic hardship as high as ever, Congress must move quickly on COVID relief

The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis is bigger than any seen in our lifetimes, leaving tens of thousands of Mainers struggling to work, feed their families, and keep a roof over their […]

James Myall

Posted February 17, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Food Insecurity, Housing, Unemployment

Health Care

Health data bill would fill in the holes in Maine’s understanding of racial health disparities

All Maine families — Black, brown, and white alike — should be able to live healthy lives and have access to the health care they need, when […]

James Myall

Posted February 16, 2021

Tags Health Care, Racial Equity

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At-will employment is cover for discrimination. Maine should abolish it to protect workers from unfair firing

Recognizing foreign credentials would help New Mainers and our state prosper

Extra pay for extra work: How Maine can restore overtime pay for 28,000 Mainers

Maine lawmakers consider several bills to tackle rising health care costs

Wage theft costs workers millions. This bill would help workers get what they’re owed.

One in ten Black Mainers has tested positive for COVID. Our vaccine plan may widen racial disparities.

Postpartum coverage bill would extend critical health care for new moms in Maine

Expanding health care for children will put Maine kids on upward trajectory for life

With pandemic hardship as high as ever, Congress must move quickly on COVID relief

Health data bill would fill in the holes in Maine’s understanding of racial health disparities