Whoever succeeds Dirk Lesko must realize that a sense of betrayal lingers from a 1984 false alarm regarding the need to reduce wages and benefits.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Amazon aside, workers are struggling to regain power
The balance between employees and employers remains heavily tilted toward the latter.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine to launch ‘peer navigator’ program for job seekers
The Department of Labor will contract with five nonprofits to connect residents with training, education, employment and other resources.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World, Politics
Sens. King, Collins push for more seasonal worker visas
The Maine senators say an increase in the cap is important because small businesses are having difficulty finding employees around the country.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mills administration cracking down on employer wage and hour violations
The state Department of Labor returned about $470,000 in unpaid wages to Maine workers in 2021, almost double the amount in 2019. Now it is naming violators online.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bill would make more than 30,000 salaried workers in Maine eligible for overtime
A legislative panel has endorsed a proposal to increase the salary threshold for overtime pay to more than $57,000 despite strong objections from pro-business groups.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine reports stronger hiring, lower jobless rate in December
The state added about 1,800 jobs and unemployment fell to 4.7%, Maine’s lowest rate since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Democrats need to break grip of teachers unions
Saving the country’s students requires President Biden and other party leaders to show whose side they’re really on.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Portland restaurants take varied courses when employees, and owners, come down with COVID
While many have closed for health reasons or lack of staffing, others continue operating if they can.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland Pie Co. employees walk out to protest working conditions
The workers cite being overworked and not believing management has their backs when it comes to the pandemic.