Jobs and Income

Maine strikes contract agreement with some state employees amid rising labor unrest nationwide

Across the state, the number of unionized workers has been decreasing. In 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 9.2 percent of Maine workers were […]

WGME

Posted September 20, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions

Jobs and Income

After years-long effort, farmworkers in Maine may soon gain minimum wage protections

The lesser bundle of rights granted to farmworkers has indeed had a significant impact on their lives, research shows. A study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted September 20, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

DeLauro, Warren Reintroduce Schedules That Work Act

The Schedules That Work Act is endorsed bv 9to5, A Better Balance, Action for Children, AFL-CIO, African American Health Alliance, All-Options, American Association of University Women, American […]

Posted September 19, 2023

Tags Fair Scheduling, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Hot labor summer

A summer of labor unrest from Hollywood to UPS rail workers to coffee shops. some are calling it the “Hot Labor Summer.” Chris Smalls, the founder of […]

Fox 23

Posted September 6, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Brief: The state of labor organizing in Maine

At a glance: Labor unions play an essential role in delivering better wages, benefits, and working conditions not just for their members, but for all workers Women […]

MECEP

Posted August 28, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Unions

Jobs and Income

Mainers are vetting workplaces more before accepting job offers

Corporate profits in Maine are rising faster than labor costs, suggesting that businesses are keeping profits rather than passing them along in worker wages, James Myall, a […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted August 25, 2023

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs

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

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

Worker wins and setbacks in the 2023 legislative sessions

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been steady gains in the overall output of Maine’s economy and workforce, employment levels, and wages for people […]

James Myall

Posted July 31, 2023

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Fair Scheduling, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages

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

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Maine strikes contract agreement with some state employees amid rising labor unrest nationwide

After years-long effort, farmworkers in Maine may soon gain minimum wage protections

DeLauro, Warren Reintroduce Schedules That Work Act

Wednesday Sit-Down: Hot labor summer

Brief: The state of labor organizing in Maine

Mainers are vetting workplaces more before accepting job offers

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

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

Worker wins and setbacks in the 2023 legislative sessions

Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill