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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
U.S. price and wage increases slow further in the latest signs of cooling inflation
A price gauge closely monitored by the Fed rose just 3% in June from a year earlier, which is down from a 3.8% annual increase in May, but still above the Fed’s 2% inflation target.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Maine Voices: A healthy respect for health care system pay equity
If MaineHealth and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems paid their highest non-physician earners $500,000, tops, each would have over $2 million to raise entry-level or ‘less-skilled’ workers’ wages.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Low-wage workers bear financial brunt of denied abortions
It has always been difficult to be pregnant on the job and to raise a child, but especially so for low-wage workers.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
Author Ibram X. Kendi speaks in Portland on legacy of slavery and the tipped wage
During an hour-long talk at the First Parish Unitarian Church on Friday, Kendi talked about the history of slavery and tipping, and how to overcome bias and change policy.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2022
Marty Walsh: Actually, America’s workforce is stronger than ever
We shouldn’t emerge from the pandemic with a soured view of our national work ethic, the U.S. labor secretary says.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Arizona lobster roll chain buys processing plant and wharf in Maine
Owning the facilities eliminates middlemen, which the company says allows it to pay its workers competitive wages and keep lobster roll prices cheap for customers in the Southwest.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame nurses’ wages for our health care system’s ills
A call by Reps. Pingree, Golden and 200 of their colleagues to investigate nurse staffing agencies could have unintended consequences.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2021
Pandemic points out need for better economic support for marginalized Mainers, report says
A report from the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that women, people of color and front-line workers have been disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedJune 22, 2021
Commentary: As an employer, the state of Maine must stop subsidizing low-wage work
The state should lead by example and start paying all state workers at least $15 an hour.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Our View: Maine’s job bonus offers a needed nudge to workers
The program announced this week is an unprecedented step for unprecedented economic times.
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