Jobs and Income

Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights

This session’s bill represented a small step toward justice for those who do the back-breaking work that fuels our agricultural sector and feeds our state. These workers […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 15, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Fair Scheduling, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tribal sovereignty in Maine

Penobscot National Ambassador Maulian Bryant sat down with CBS13 to discuss the issue of tribal sovereignty in Maine. Click here to watch the full video, first posted […]

Fox 23

Posted August 9, 2023

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Racial Equity, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

Arthur Phillips from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss minimum wage for farm workers in Maine. Click here to watch the […]

Fox 23

Posted August 2, 2023

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

A new program gives low-income Maine mothers monthly cash. Will it help lift them out of poverty?

Nationally, basic and guaranteed income programs have been found to have many benefits related to financial and economic security, though there are also challenges, particularly around funding, said […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted August 1, 2023

Tags Incomes

Declines in Maine’s legacy jobs drag on Joe Biden’s manufacturing boom

Maine is unusual among U.S. states in that job losses in older industries, especially at paper mills, canceled out gains at manufacturers in newer growth industries, James […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 27, 2023

Tags Federal, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill

Several of the bill’s supporters, including the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, highlighted that this was Mills’ second veto of legislation […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted July 25, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income

Janet Mills vetoes bill to cover farmworkers under Maine’s minimum wage

The Maine AFL-CIO, a coalition of labor unions, said the veto “carries on the historical stain and stench of exploitation and racial exclusion.” The liberal Maine Center […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 20, 2023

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Workers made big gains this session, but some important policies were deferred

“I think paid family leave is definitely one of the biggest wins for workers and it will make a huge difference for many people,” said James Myall, […]

Beacon

Posted July 20, 2023

Tags Budget, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income

‘Embarrassing and shameful’: Advocates blast Mills’ veto of farmworker rights bill

“Continuing the current system of sub-minimum wages for farmworkers means that about one quarter of Maine’s agricultural workers will continue to live in poverty,” said Arthur Phillips, […]

Beacon

Posted July 20, 2023

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages

Jobs and Income

Budget committee funds bills to increase paltry legislator pay, implement drug policy reforms

While LD 1155 was approved by AFA, a number of workers rights-related reforms failed to receive funding. One such measure was LD 1376, a bill to increase the state’s […]

Beacon

Posted July 13, 2023

Tags Health Care, Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs

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Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights

Wednesday Sit-Down: Tribal sovereignty in Maine

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

A new program gives low-income Maine mothers monthly cash. Will it help lift them out of poverty?

Declines in Maine’s legacy jobs drag on Joe Biden’s manufacturing boom

Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill

Janet Mills vetoes bill to cover farmworkers under Maine’s minimum wage

Workers made big gains this session, but some important policies were deferred

‘Embarrassing and shameful’: Advocates blast Mills’ veto of farmworker rights bill

Budget committee funds bills to increase paltry legislator pay, implement drug policy reforms