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Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
SEIU Local 721 says members voted to strike because the city has failed to bargain in good faith and engaged in labor practices that restricted employee and union rights.
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UNE professor to lead national gerontology group
Marilyn Gugliucci heads the geriatrics education and research program at the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
More teen workers in Maine are getting hurt on the job
Maine’s Department of Labor says Maine’s tight labor market is pushing more businesses to hire teens, partly accounting for an increase in workplace violations that have included injuries.
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Harris will announce a new rule that raises worker pay on federal construction projects
The Labor Department will provide the first update in 40 years to the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931, which requires the payment of prevailing local wages on public works.
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Amtrak Downeaster ridership rebounds from pandemic slowdown
The 2023 total surpassed 500,000 passengers for the first time since 2019, indicating that the Boston-to-Brunswick service has mostly recovered from pandemic-related disruptions.
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Boeing’s 1st astronaut flight bumped into next year, more repairs needed
NASA hired Boeing and SpaceX nearly a decade ago to deliver astronauts to and from the space station. SpaceX is now 3 years into its taxi service. Boeing has only had a pair of space test flights with no one aboard.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine, News
Maine farmers still waiting on bounty of tomatoes, corn
A lack of sunshine and other weather-related factors mean late-summer crops haven’t been as plentiful.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Man accused of cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam
Police say the Connecticut resident managed to return doors he never purchased for credit at stores in several states, including Maine.
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Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a ‘cage match’ face-off in late June.