Jobs and Income Portland voters to decide on $15 minimum wage, plus hazard pay An estimated 23,500 Portland workers would see a pay increase under the ordinance, including 14,000 workers currently making less than $15 an hour plus another 9,000 who […] Portland Press Herald Posted October 14, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Minimum Wage, Wages
Maine’s Economy Proposed “Whistleblower” law will help restore workers’ right to hold bad bosses accountable Maine’s lawmakers are revisiting a bill introduced in 2019 that would restore the legal rights of workers trapped in a rigged system that prevents them from having […] James Myall Posted February 24, 2020 Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Wages
Jobs and Income Fewer Maine kids live in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase. U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) found that income growth […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 3, 2020 Tags Minimum Wage, Poverty, Wages
Jobs and Income New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan “When workers with low incomes have more money in their pockets, the entire economy benefits,” Myall said in a statement. “Workers in low-paying jobs tend to spend […] Portland Press Herald Posted December 31, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Minimum wage increase will boost pay for nearly 171,000 Mainers in 2020 CONTACT: Mario Moretto mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Increase to $12 per hour will lift low-wage Mainers’ earnings by $158 million AUGUSTA, Maine — Workers with low wages will receive […] Posted December 30, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Maine’s Economy More than a quarter of Maine workers will get a raise from minimum wage increase in 2020 On January 1, Maine’s minimum wage will increase from $11 to $12 per hour — the last of three scheduled $1 increases approved by voters in a […] James Myall Posted December 30, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That Kristen Miale is the president of the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Good Shepherd distributes food to all 16 counties in the […] Maine Public Posted November 28, 2019 Tags Economic Security, EITC, Food Insecurity, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income 10 years of failing to raise the federal minimum wage U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that income growth in […] Bangor Daily News Posted November 27, 2019 Tags Children, Economic Security, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage
Maine’s Economy The evidence is clear: There's no reason to cut Maine's minimum wage Efforts to weaken Maine’s minimum wage are perennial objects of consideration in the Maine Legislature. Most often, lawmakers rejects these efforts out of hand — and for […] James Myall Posted March 18, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Maine Lawmakers Consider Proposals To Head Off Minimum Wage Hikes But opponents argued that there are no studies to support claims that Maine’s economy has been hurt by the minimum wage increases approved by referendum. “The efforts […] Maine Public Posted March 18, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages