labor

Published
August 20, 2022

Our View: Stubborn labor market challenge calls for a little tenderness

In this unprecedented workforce crunch, it’s better for the customer to be patient than to be right.
Published
August 4, 2022

Faced with educator shortage, Brunswick school joins wave of schools hiring from within

Former Kate Furbish Vice Principal Annie Young will take on the school's interim principal role this year while many other districts struggle to fill teacher, administrator and support staff roles.
Published
June 22, 2022

Debate begins early over raising Portland’s minimum wage to $18

Voters will likely be asked in November if they want to increase the city's minimum wage, which at $13 an hour is already above the statewide minimum and on its way to $15 in 2024.
Published
June 17, 2022

Economist: May decline in Maine’s workforce likely a seasonal blip

The state lost 2,900 jobs in May, probably the outcome of a changeover in the seasonal workforce from winter recreation to summer tourism.
Published
June 14, 2022

Workers at Morrill teen mental health facility seek to unionize

Employees at Ironwood Maine say they intend to vote to form a union to improve pay, working conditions and standards of care at the residential program and school.
Published
May 30, 2022

New unions in Portland make racial justice a top priority

Young, progressive workers say they want enforceable contracts that reflect management's pledges of support for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Published
May 20, 2022

Maine unemployment rate hits pandemic low of 3.3%

The state's jobless rate in April was the lowest in two years, and the number of jobs was nearly back to the pre-pandemic level.
Published
May 7, 2022

Maine Voices: Next top BIW official should take steps to heal breach with workers

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.
Published
April 21, 2022

Commentary: Amazon aside, workers are struggling to regain power

The balance between employees and employers remains heavily tilted toward the latter.
Published
March 22, 2022

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.