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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
As UPS workers prepare for strike, Maine businesses hope it won’t be delivered
The giant shipping company and the Teamsters have left the bargaining table, and a strike could force UPS customers and consumers to consider some hard choices.
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PublishedJune 4, 2023
Despite high pay at Maine summer jobs, some workers look for other rewards
Seasonal hiring is ramping up in the state, and summer wages are high. But young workers don't always take the top-dollar jobs.
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PublishedJune 2, 2023
Employers added 339,000 jobs in May, strong growth that defied headwinds
The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, with nearly half a million more unemployed workers in May.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Bates College workers reject proposed union
National Labor Relations Board staffers who counted the ballots said 254 voted against the union while 186 favored it.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Union ballots at Bates College will be counted soon
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
Maine Med, nurses reach contract agreement with 15% wage increases over 3 years
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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PublishedJune 22, 2022
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.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
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.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
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.
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PublishedMay 30, 2022
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.
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