Raising Maine’s base pay would help struggling adults, with little effect on jobs or teenage employment.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Linking minimum wage, inflation would add to harm done by Maine base-pay hike
States with indexed wages tend to suffer more during downturns and have reduced job growth.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Wage-hike foe should disclose his sources’ ties
Patrick Marvin’s Aug. 11 Maine Voices column opposing raising the minimum wage prompted me to research a few items. What is this “Employment Policy Institute” that he cites? Is the institute associated with a think tank or an academic institution, or is it a quasi-government agency? If you Google “Employment Policy Institute,” you’re pointed in […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Raising minimum wage will hurt small businesses and increase layoffs
Base pay of $12 per hour would eliminate 4,000 jobs in Maine, most of them held by women.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
M.D. Harmon: Basic economics shows forced minimum-wage hike is bad idea
More machines will replace workers, there will be fewer jobs for retirees and teens, and consumers will pay higher prices.
Posted inNation & World
Trump’s minimum-wage reversal is latest headache for Republicans
Breaking with his party’s views and platform, Donald Trump backs a $10-an-hour federal minimum wage.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: A no-tip, living wage for servers will anchor the restaurant industry
Employees will stay longer and have a steady, reliable income to spend in a city they can afford to live in.
Posted inNation & World
In a first, Kuwait sets minimum wage for maids
Kuwait has the second-highest number of domestic workers in the Gulf, according to Human Rights Watch.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Group seeking $12 base wage posted jobs paying $10 an hour
The Maine People’s Alliance insists the pay level in the ad was an error, but a critic of raising the minimum calls it a ‘Do as I say, not as I do’ moment.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage uses radio address to oppose minimum wage ballot question
The governor’s criticism, which blames union activism, includes familiar arguments about the impact on the cost of goods and some inaccurate information.