The tentative agreement will be voted on next week and is the first contract negotiated by the nurses union since it was formed last year.
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Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Commentary: In gubernatorial race, it’s Mills: 59; LePage: 23
The Maine State Building & Construction Trades Council and our 20 labor unions unanimously endorse Gov. Mills for a second term. Here’s why.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Working Mainers deserve dignity, respect and freedom to unionize
In Maine as nationwide, union election petitions are up, up, up. Let’s build on that momentum.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inTimes Record
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
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.