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State Policies Are Failing Maine’s Working Moms
In 2012, women headed one of every three low-income working families in Maine, according to a new report released today by the Working Poor Families Project. These are women who are working, but still...
View ArticleThe Truth about Governor LePage’s Own Jobs Claim
In Governor LePage’s recent State of the State address he touted his economic performance stating “Almost 13,000 new private-sector jobs have been created since we took office.” Taken in isolation,...
View ArticleFlexible workplaces are good for Maine workers and Maine’s economy
Workplace flexibility policies would benefit Maine’s working families and its large population of senior workers as well as its economy. Workplace flexibility means the acceptance of adjustments to the...
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A simple 1-2 punch to give working Mainers a raise
Increasing Maine’s earned income tax credit and raising the state’s minimum wage would go a long way toward making work pay for Maine’s families today and lay the foundation for a stronger economy...
View ArticleMinimum Wage Increase Contributes to Largest Annual Wage Gain in 10 Years
Wage and employment gains during the first six months of 2017 reveal that Maine’s voter-approved minimum wage increase has not hurt the state’s economy as the referendum’s opponents warned it would....
View ArticleLawmakers are considering a bill to cut the minimum wage. Here’s why they...
According to a recent MECEP analysis, the recent voter-approved minimum wage law is working. Workers’ paychecks are growing, and job growth continues at a steady clip. Nonetheless, lawmakers are once...
View ArticleProposed changes to overtime rules would cut wages for up to 32,000 Mainers
A bill before the Maine Legislature would cut wages for roughly 19,000 Mainers this year. It would do so by changing the state’s overtime rules to exclude more working-class Mainers from eligibility...
View ArticleThe evidence is clear: There’s no reason to cut Maine’s minimum wage
Efforts to weaken Maine’s minimum wage are perennial objects of consideration in the Maine Legislature. Most often, lawmakers rejects these efforts out of hand — and for good reason. Previous...
View ArticleMore than a quarter of Maine workers will get a raise from minimum wage...
On January 1, Maine’s minimum wage will increase from $11 to $12 per hour — the last of three scheduled $1 increases approved by voters in a 2016 referendum. The new year’s increase will boost wages...
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