Maine’s Department of Labor says Maine’s tight labor market is pushing more businesses to hire teens, partly accounting for an increase in workplace violations that have included injuries.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Harris will announce a new rule that raises worker pay on federal construction projects
The decision to update the New Deal-era Davis-Bacon Act caps off months of debate among experts about how best to mandate union requirements for federal funds.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UMaine System ready to recognize union for graduate student workers
An agreement in the works means the union and University of Maine System administrators can forgo government intervention.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it’s pushing them to the brink
Drastic changes in consumer demands are driving labor unrest in diverse industries upended by technology.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: ‘Hot Labor Summer’ continues its valiant move forward
The major worker actions going on across the U.S. shine light on the fact that some workers – farmworkers, actors, even teachers – are considered less deserving of union protections.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Electric vehicles are coming. The UAW must adapt.
EVs are the future, and there’s no way to turn back the clock to the days of large industrial assembly lines.
Posted inBusiness, News
Over 60 MaineHealth clinicians vote ‘no confidence’ in at-home care leadership
The nurses and other staff with Portland’s MaineHealth Care at Home are calling for change following disciplinary action against 6 pediatric providers and the firing of 2 longtime nurses.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
As UPS workers prepare for strike, Maine businesses hope it won’t be delivered
The giant shipping company and the Teamsters have left the bargaining table, and a strike could force UPS customers and consumers to consider some hard choices.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Bernie Sanders launches Senate investigation into Amazon labor practices
In a letter, Sanders describes Amazon’s warehouse conditions as ‘uniquely dangerous’ and pointed to the commerce giant’s high serious injury rate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bills call for responsible development of Maine’s offshore wind industry
L.D. 1818 and L.D. 1895 will put our priorities and our ideals into law and ensure that offshore wind is implemented in a way that doesn’t compromise our state’s values.