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The two-year contract covers more than 9,000 workers in the executive branch and will provide two pay raises totaling 9% next year.
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Federal labor officials are calling on Starbucks to reopen nearly two dozen locations — including one that closed last year in Portland — alleging that the company illegally shut them down because workers were organizing.
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Former chair of national labor board calls Chipotle’s actions toward organizing workers ‘diabolical’Mark Pearce, speaking in front of the House Education and Labor Committee on Wednesday, said that the company’s actions must be “looked at very carefully,” after Chipotle was accused of blacklisting its Augusta workers who had supported unionization efforts.
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They've joined hundreds of other Starbucks stores across the country that have sought union representation since last summer.
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Maine's labor market has almost fully recovered after seeing a sharp loss of 95,000 jobs in the early days of the pandemic — a loss documented in a new report from the state Department of Labor.
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Union workers at the Sappi paper mill in Skowhegan returned on Thursday to rally for what they say is a fair contract. They're asking the paper mill for higher wages and better benefits.
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Frances Perkins, whose roots were in Maine, is remembered as “the woman behind the New Deal.” As FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as…
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The latest information about unemployment issues in Maine. We'll discuss the effects of job losses due to the pandemic and whether people are getting back…
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This show will air from 1-3 pm as part of Maine Calling's special coverage of the impacts of COVID-19 on the people of Maine.With businesses suffering or…
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This is a rebroadcast of an earlier show (original air date July 16, 2019); no calls will be taken. Many businesses in Maine are having a difficult time…