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Tag: minimum wage

Posted inOpinion Contributor

It’s time to raise the federal minimum wage

by Opinion Contributor August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

“Thirteen years is long enough. It’s far past time to raise the federal minimum wage.”

Posted inPortland

Portland activists try to force November vote on $18 minimum wage

by Michael Shepherd June 3, 2022June 3, 2022
Posted inNational Business

Blue state minimum wages inch upward, widening gap with South

by Bloomberg May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
Posted inPortland

Portland to consider reinstating hazard pay for workers

by CBS 13 February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
Posted inPortland

Hazard pay will raise Portland’s minimum wage to $19.50 starting Jan. 1

by Lori Valigra December 21, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

Record job openings make the case for raising the minimum wage

by Opinion Contributor November 8, 2021November 8, 2021
Posted inPolitics

State workers secure $15 minimum wage in deal with Janet Mills

by Caitlin Andrews October 8, 2021October 8, 2021
Posted inBusiness

Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $12.75 next year

by Jessica Piper September 23, 2021September 24, 2021
Posted inMidcoast

Bowdoin College is raising its minimum hourly wage to $17

by Christopher Burns August 26, 2021August 26, 2021
Posted inHancock

Jackson Lab raises its minimum wage for 2nd time in 5 years

by Fred Bever, Maine Public August 3, 2021August 3, 2021
Posted inNational Business

A dozen years after last minimum wage hike, is $15 the new norm?

by The Associated Press July 27, 2021July 28, 2021
Posted inBusiness

Northern Light Health bumps starting pay to $15 an hour at all locations

by Charlie Eichacker, Maine Public May 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Posted inPolitics

Maine House narrowly approves $16 minimum wage for school workers

by Mal Leary, Maine Public May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
Posted inNational Politics

Joe Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers

by The Associated Press April 27, 2021April 27, 2021
Posted inDaily Brief

The fallout in Maine as Joe Biden’s relief bill nears the finish line

by Michael Shepherd, Caitlin Andrews and Jessica Piper March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
Posted inNational Politics

Senate Democrats set aside minimum wage hike, but jobless benefit split slows relief bill

by The Associated Press March 5, 2021March 5, 2021
Posted inOpinion Contributor

The federal minimum wage needs to increase. By how much is a difficult political question.

by David Farmer, Opinion columnist March 3, 2021March 2, 2021
Posted inNational Politics

Minimum wage hike all but dead in big pandemic relief bill

by The Associated Press March 2, 2021March 2, 2021
Posted inNational Politics

Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill

by The Associated Press March 1, 2021March 1, 2021
Posted inNational Politics

Parliamentarian says COVID-19 bill must lose minimum wage hike

by The Associated Press February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

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