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PublishedOctober 1, 2019
Commission to consider raising Maine judges’ last-in-the-nation salaries
Judges' relatively low pay will be the focus of study by a commission set up to review compensation for top state officers, including the governor.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2019
Commentary: Mainers need Congress to pass U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
The USMCA will create a level playing field for our exporters, protect our local workers and give small businesses more access to Canadian and Mexican customers.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Labor Department issues new overtime rule, replacing more generous proposal
The rule will make overtime pay available to 1.3 million additional workers, though the proposal replaces a more generous one advanced by former President Barack Obama.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Another View: California’s gig-economy rules won’t help anyone
The governor should bring tech companies like Uber and Lyft, as well as labor leaders, back to the bargaining table.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2019
Maine labor board dismisses York County deputies’ grievances
The ruling noted 'hostility' in labor-management relations.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2019
Maine AFL-CIO director: Workers are getting restless, and politicians better listen
Corporate profits and worker productivity have soared, but wages have stagnated – and people have had enough.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
State hammering out details of mandatory paid time off
The Department of Labor is giving plenty of lead time to employers nervous about a law that goes into effect in 2021.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
New apprenticeship program lets aspiring cooks ‘earn while they learn’
Sponsored by HospitalityMaine, it aims to help ease the state's restaurant labor shortage.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2019
Those who serve up summer in Maine say: More help wanted
Many in the state’s hospitality sector are going short-staffed this season, and business leaders say that crisis is reflected in the wider economy.
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PublishedJune 28, 2019
Commentary: A year after Janus, many Maine public workers are still unaware of their rights
A new website aims to inform government employees about workplace freedom and organized labor's efforts to undercut it.
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