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PublishedMay 11, 2021
Tyson raising workers’ pay to keep up as demand for chicken takes flight
The company cites government stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, health concerns and lack of child care as factors for high absenteeism and worker turnover.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
The Maine Millennial: It’s not fancy coffee that’s holding millennials back
The first generation of Americans that will be less well off than their parents may have to delay gratification forever.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Maine Compass: Time for students to occupy the classroom, demand fair pay for adjunct teachers
Part-time professors create courses, give lectures, spend hours grading and help students think critically – but they'd make more in fast food.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
View from Away: Why aren’t wages rising more quickly?
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS)
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan
Maine's minimum wage has risen from $7.50 to $12 an hour since voters approved the increases in 2016. Supporters say it has helped low-income workers, but critics say it has hurt small businesses.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
Minimum wage increase means overtime pay for more Maine workers
The rules taking effect Wednesday will raise the threshold – from $33,000 to $36,000 a year – at which salaried employees must be paid overtime for working more than 40 hours a week.
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