Federal immigration authorities are expected to release an additional 30,000 visas for the workers, which could help fill seasonal labor gaps afflicting Maine’s summer tourism businesses.
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‘This is Maine’ picked up by NESN
Erin Ovalle’s series on what draws people to Maine will air on Saturday mornings starting April 6.
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Legislators may ease path to job licensing to bolster opportunity in Maine
New Mainers are especially likely to wind up underemployed when state won’t recognize foreign credentials.
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Lawmakers weigh 'ban the box' bill to help former prisoners get jobs
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage last year vetoed a measure to bar the state from asking most job seekers about criminal convictions on the applications they initially submit. With LePage no longer an obstacle, legislators are eyeing the same bill as one way to help formerly incarcerated Mainers overcome their pasts. The so-called “Ban the […]
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Sen. King and Rep. Golden announce guests for State of the Union address
MaineWorks founder Margo Walsh will attend President Trump’s speech as King’s guest, and Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney will go as Golden’s.
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Maine bakery drivers’ lawsuit will become class action
They seek $5 million and want to be classified as employees, not independent contractors, in order to receive benefits.
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US economy adds 312,000 jobs in December; unemployment rate is 3.9%
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs in December, smashing expectations for year-end growth, and the unemployment rate crept up to 3.9 percent – the highest level since July, federal economists reported Friday. Wages grew 3.2 percent in the year since December 2017 after nearly a decade of tepid growth, the Labor Department’s latest […]
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US economy added 250,000 jobs in October; unemployment stays at 3.7 percent
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 250,000 jobs in October, federal economists reported Friday. The unemployment rate stayed at 3.7 percent. The latest job market snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the last before the midterm elections, and it arrived three weeks after Hurricane Michael pummeled the Florida panhandle and Georgia, knocking some […]
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Campaign starts for paid sick days for Maine workers
Mainers may get the chance to follow the lead of 10 other states that mandate employers offer paid sick days to their employees. “I’m proud to be part of a group of worker, family and health care advocates who have taken the first step in submitting language for a referendum to guarantee access to earned […]
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Job openings rise for 3rd straight month
U.S. job openings rose in August to a fresh record and the share of workers quitting their jobs held at the highest since 2001, underscoring signs of strength in the labor market that should help propel wages higher, Labor Department data showed Tuesday. Job postings exceeded the number of unemployed people by 902,000 in August, […]