Jobs and Income Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights This session’s bill represented a small step toward justice for those who do the back-breaking work that fuels our agricultural sector and feeds our state. These workers […] Portland Press Herald Posted August 15, 2023 Tags Economic Security, Fair Scheduling, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers Arthur Phillips from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss minimum wage for farm workers in Maine. Click here to watch the […] Fox 23 Posted August 2, 2023 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill Several of the bill’s supporters, including the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, highlighted that this was Mills’ second veto of legislation […] Portland Press Herald Posted July 25, 2023 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income Janet Mills vetoes bill to cover farmworkers under Maine’s minimum wage The Maine AFL-CIO, a coalition of labor unions, said the veto “carries on the historical stain and stench of exploitation and racial exclusion.” The liberal Maine Center […] Bangor Daily News Posted July 20, 2023 Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income ‘Embarrassing and shameful’: Advocates blast Mills’ veto of farmworker rights bill “Continuing the current system of sub-minimum wages for farmworkers means that about one quarter of Maine’s agricultural workers will continue to live in poverty,” said Arthur Phillips, […] Beacon Posted July 20, 2023 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages
Jobs and Income MECEP statement on veto of bill to advance farmworker rights Maine Center for Economic Policy is disappointed at Governor Janet Mills’ decision to veto LD 398, “An Act to Make Agricultural Workers and Other Related Workers Employees […] Posted July 19, 2023 Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Unions
Jobs and Income Maine nears making farmworkers eligible for minimum wage “Workers in Maine’s agriculture industry, disproportionately Black, Latino, and Indigenous Mainers, have been subject to exemptions from basic labor laws that make them much more likely to […] Beacon Posted July 10, 2023 Tags Immigration, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity
Jobs and Income Maine could join growing list of states with a $15 minimum wage — unless Mills objects Some economists have argued that raising the state’s current minimum wage of $13.80 to $15 would create a meaningful increase to workers’ paychecks and help many working […] Beacon Posted June 14, 2023 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Legislature’s Labor Committee votes for $15 minimum wage in 2024 Since 2016, increases to Maine’s minimum wage have contributed to lower child poverty rates, put more money into Mainer’s pockets, and made our economy stronger for everyone. […] James Myall Posted May 5, 2023 Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Maine, Portland minimum wages jump on Jan. 1 It is unclear how many workers this will affect – many businesses have already raised hourly wages for many positions to try to compete in a labor […] Portland Press Herald Posted January 2, 2023 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
