The two sides begin a weekend of negotiations to end a strike that began nearly a month ago.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
UMaine professor loses appeal in lawsuit contesting union representation
The economics professor at Machias wants to block a union from representing him in contract negotiations and plans to file to have the case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine labor board dismisses York County deputies’ grievances
The ruling noted ‘hostility’ in labor-management relations.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.
Posted inBusiness, Food
New apprenticeship program lets aspiring cooks ‘earn while they learn’
Sponsored by HospitalityMaine, it aims to help ease the state’s restaurant labor shortage.