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Jobs and Income

GOP amendment would undermine benefits of earned paid sick days Maine's workers and economy

A proposal to expand access to earn paid sick days would be watered down significantly if Republican lawmakers get their way. The original plan, LD 369, presented […]

James Myall
Posted March 12, 2019
Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine 2018

Contents Editor’s note: State of Working Maine 2018 contains extensive endnotes and citations not reflected in this online version of the report. To see the complete report […]

James Myall
Posted November 19, 2018
Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages
Jobs and Income

MECEP Policy Brief: Minimum wage increase brought higher wages, reduced child poverty in 2017

Summary: Maine’s voter-approved minimum wage increase in 2017 led to the fastest wage increase in a decade for low-income Mainers and helped lift 10,000 Maine children out […]

James Myall
Posted September 24, 2018
Tags Children, Economic Security, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income

SNAP turns 40: Providing sustenance for working poor families

Friday, September 29 marks the 40th anniversary of the 1977 Food Stamp Act, the landmark law that established the nation’s modern anti-hunger program—as it’s now known, the […]

Jody Harris
Posted September 29, 2017
Tags Food Insecurity, SNAP
Jobs and Income

Out of work, out of hope – This is what a depressed economy looks like

Tens of thousands of Mainers disheartened by the dim prospects of good paying, middle-class jobs have given up looking for work. Some are discouraged to the point […]

James Myall
Posted September 21, 2017
Tags Economic Security, Jobs
Jobs and Income

Women have the right to vote, but still don't get equal pay for equal work

At the current pace, Maine women won’t see equal pay for equal work until 2057. Despite significant advances in civil rights, women still face economic inequality.

Sarah Austin
Posted August 26, 2017
Tags Incomes, Inequality
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Pine Tree Development Zones fail to create quality jobs in areas of need 

As part of a multiyear review of business tax credits, the state’s government accountability office reported today that the Pine Tree Development Zone (PTDZ) program does not live up to its promise of creating good jobs in higher unemployment areas.

Sarah Austin
Posted August 23, 2017
Tags Economy, Jobs, Tax Breaks, Taxes
Jobs and Income

Testimony in Opposition to LD 1609, “An Act To Support Maine's Employers and Encourage Employers To Hire Young Workers”

Maine’s minimum wage increase will help to restore the value of work for tens of thousands of Mainers. It will increase wages for one-third of Maine’s workforce, […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted May 23, 2017
Tags Jobs
Jobs and Income

Testimony in Opposition to LD 65 “An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a Condition of Employment” and LD66 “An Act To Prohibit Public Employers from Acting as Collection Agents for Labor Unions”

A prosperous future for Maine and a robust economy requires more middle-wage jobs with good benefits and working conditions that are compatible with family life. Maine cannot […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted May 8, 2017
Tags Unions
Jobs and Income

Testimony in Opposition to Three Bills to Alter the Minimum Wage Law Passed by Voters in November 2016

Seven states have already removed the special exemption from minimum wages known as the “tip credit” (Alaska, California, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Washington). Federal Earnings data show […]

Mark Sullivan
Posted April 5, 2017
Tags Minimum Wage
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