labor
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Union membership in Maine grew by about 19 percent in 2020
The state's labor unions added about 13,000 members and now have about 82,000 overall, which is about 15 percent of the state's workforce.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2020
Maine Voices: Job-based health insurance no longer meets needs of employers, workers
Publicly funded, privately provided universal care would free businesses, nonprofits, municipalities and government agencies to focus on more important matters.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2020
Some employers plan to pay Portland’s new hazard wage
City Hall has said it will not enforce a new $18 emergency minimum wage until 2022, but businesses fear a delay would leave them open to lawsuits.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2020
Calais hospital workers reach labor agreement, averting strike
A dispute over leadership and working conditions had led nurses, lab workers and other employees at Calais Regional Hospital to call a strike starting next Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2020
During pandemic, Calais hospital workers call 2-day strike
A dispute over leadership and working conditions has led nurses, lab workers and other employees at Calais Regional Hospital to call a strike starting next Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2020
Another View: Big Tech gets a roadmap on how to write its own labor laws
A just-approved California measure should spur other states to weigh how to protect gig workers without sacrificing the flexibility they want.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2020
Maine Voices: Unionized workforce can make Portland Museum of Art stronger
A balance of power between labor and management equips an institution to adjust to change.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
State predicts Maine will lose nearly 16,000 jobs by 2028
But a shrinking labor market could increase wages and productivity, and an upswing in migration to the state could ease job losses, according to a new state analysis.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2020
Maine finalizes rules for mandatory paid leave law
The law, effective Jan. 1, will allow workers at companies with at least 10 employees to earn as much as 40 hours of paid time off per year.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2020
Labor Day rally calls attention to need for aid during pandemic
In Portland, labor leaders and workers call for legislation to protect workers, assist state and local governments, and boost unemployment benefits for struggling Mainers.
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