The thinning ranks are burning out and mail service is lagging, union officials say, as letter carriers often work 60- to 80-hour, seven-day weeks.
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Maine jobless claims grew due to seasonal factors
The number of initial claims in Maine grew from 813 to 1,262 in the week that ended Dec. 4.
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Posted inBusiness, News
Tyson Foods will conduct racial audit after protests in U.S. last year
The meatpacking industry is highly reliant on immigrants to staff slaughterhouses.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid omicron cases
The delayed plans are yet another blow to already struggling restaurants, bars, dry cleaners and other businesses that rely on office workers as patrons.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. consumer prices soared 6.8% over last year, most since 1982
Inflation has been intensifying pressure on consumers, especially lower-income households and particularly for everyday necessities.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lawmakers call on Maine PUC to investigate allegations in lawsuit against CMP parent company
The bipartisan group contends that Maine ratepayers have the right to know how they could be affected by improprieties allegedly committed by Avangrid.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Nearly 60,000 sign up for health insurance via new Maine marketplace
The signups represents an increase from last year, when Maine was still using the federal HealthCare.gov platform
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Navy commissions Bath-built, Pearl Harbor-based USS Daniel Inouye
Inouye was the first Japanese American to serve in Congress when he was elected to the House in 1959, the year Hawaii became a state.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Nation & World
Starbucks workers vote to unionize in Buffalo, New York
Starbucks has actively fought unionization at its stores for decades, saying its stores function best when it works directly with employees.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Old Town paper mill asks residents for cereal, pizza and corrugated boxes
The mill wants cardboard to turn into packaging because of the rising cost of the raw materials it typically uses.