Maine state employees still face significant pay gap

Last week, the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services released a report outlining the progress the administration has made on closing the pay gap between state […]

James Myall

Posted February 6, 2024

Tags Budget, Incomes, Job Quality, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income

Feasibility and Impact of Guaranteed Income in Maine

Download the PDF: FULL REPORT Executive Summary A great need exists in Maine for the kind of financial support guaranteed income could provide: reliable and periodic payments […]

MECEP

Posted January 24, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Guaranteed Income, Incomes, Inequality, Wages

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage in Maine

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about minimum wage in Maine. […]

WGME

Posted January 3, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

How the new minimum wage in Maine is affecting businesses differently

The expense of life in Maine’s largest city is surprising to Rubin and her husband, who moved to the Pine Tree State from San Francisco, notoriously one […]

NewsCenter Maine

Posted January 2, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine’s minimum wage gets a lift – and so does Portland’s

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, there were about 68,000 hourly workers in the state earning less than $14.15 and an additional 59,000 employees earning […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted January 1, 2024

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine's minimum wage increase to $14.15 takes effect January 1, benefiting thousands

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, 68,000 Mainers are making at or below the new state minimum, and a January raise is a lot to look […]

WGME

Posted December 26, 2023

Tags Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine farmworkers deserve equal rights

A study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that “a quarter of farmworkers in the state — many of whom are migrant laborers — live in poverty and […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted December 25, 2023

Tags Minimum Wage, Poverty, Wages

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage on Maine's farms

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Arthur Phillips, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about minimum wage on […]

WGME

Posted December 13, 2023

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

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