Owning the facilities eliminates middlemen, which the company says allows it to pay its workers competitive wages and keep lobster roll prices cheap for customers in the Southwest.
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The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame nurses’ wages for our health care system’s ills
A call by Reps. Pingree, Golden and 200 of their colleagues to investigate nurse staffing agencies could have unintended consequences.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Pandemic points out need for better economic support for marginalized Mainers, report says
A report from the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that women, people of color and front-line workers have been disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: As an employer, the state of Maine must stop subsidizing low-wage work
The state should lead by example and start paying all state workers at least $15 an hour.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s job bonus offers a needed nudge to workers
The program announced this week is an unprecedented step for unprecedented economic times.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Why aren’t wages rising more quickly?
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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.