Maine’s Economy Editorial: Fewer Maine children are living in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase. The Bangor Daily News editorial board published an editorial citing MECEP’s research linking the 2017 minimum wage increase to a dramatic reduction in child poverty: Income for […] Bangor Daily News Posted October 3, 2018 Tags Children, Minimum Wage, Poverty
Jobs and Income MECEP Policy Brief: Minimum wage increase brought higher wages, reduced child poverty in 2017 Summary: Maine’s voter-approved minimum wage increase in 2017 led to the fastest wage increase in a decade for low-income Mainers and helped lift 10,000 Maine children out […] James Myall Posted September 24, 2018 Tags Children, Economic Security, Minimum Wage
Maine’s Economy New federal wage data brings more evidence for success of Maine's new minimum wage law New Occupational and Employment Statistics, or OES, data released Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics continued to strengthen the case that Maine’s new voter-approved minimum […] James Myall Posted April 2, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income BDN Editorial: Maine Shouldn’t go Backward on its Minimum Wage Employment increased in nearly every industry, including low-wage industries, such as retail, restaurants and accommodations, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Read […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 22, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income PRESS RELEASE: Amended bill would still undermine Maine's minimum wage law, says MECEP Executive Director Garrett Martin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feburary 8, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 Amended bill would still undermine Maine’s minimum wage law, says MECEP Executive Director […] Posted February 8, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Maine’s Economy Proposed changes to overtime rules would cut wages for up to 32,000 Mainers A bill before the Maine Legislature would cut wages for roughly 19,000 Mainers this year. It would do so by changing the state’s overtime rules to exclude […] James Myall Posted February 7, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Overtime
Jobs and Income PPH Editorial: One year in, no reason to change minimum wage law “A year after the first wage increase went into effect, it appears that is exactly what is happening. Meanwhile, there is little evidence that the dire predictions […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 29, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Maine’s Economy Lawmakers are considering a bill to cut the minimum wage. Here’s why they should oppose it. According to a recent MECEP analysis, the recent voter-approved minimum wage law is working. Workers’ paychecks are growing, and job growth continues at a steady clip. Nonetheless, […] James Myall Posted January 24, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income BDN Editorial: A higher minimum wage is helping Maine. There’s no reason to roll it back. Employment increased in nearly every industry, including low-wage industries, such as retail, restaurants and accommodations, according to an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Read more at […] Bangor Daily News Posted January 10, 2018 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Maine’s Economy Minimum Wage Increase Contributes to Largest Annual Wage Gain in 10 years Wage and employment gains during the first six months of 2017 reveal that Maine’s voter-approved minimum wage increase has not hurt the state’s economy as the referendum’s […] James Myall Posted January 8, 2018 Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage