Some businesses are cutting back operating hours to deal with the sudden loss of workers.
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Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Maine Cheese Festival, ‘unlimited cow kisses’
Falafel coming to Portland, staffing shortage closes bakery – for now, and good news for lovers of kelp and Kölsch.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72
Trumka oversaw a federation with more than 12.5 million members and ushered in a more aggressive style of leadership.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Guests are back, but Maine hotels are still struggling because of labor shortage
Many hotel employees are wearing different hats every day, pitching in to fill gaps caused by the pandemic and a shortage of foreign workers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Consolidated Communications workers in northern New England authorize strike
Union reps say the labor contracts of over 1,000 workers in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire expire Aug. 7, and negotiations over new contracts have stalled.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
North Carolina forester fined for crash in Maine that injured 14 foreign workers
Garcia Forest Service violated labor laws before a van crash in Harrington that hurt the workers in 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor says.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
The tables have turned and it’s a workers’ market
The causes of Maine’s labor crisis are more complicated than generous unemployment benefits. Lack of day care, fewer foreign students, fear of COVID and lifestyle changes are transforming the workplace.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Climate policies must create good-paying, quality jobs for an equitable Maine economy
Project labor agreements allow any contractor to bid – and they keep reputable contractors from being underbid by those who cut corners.
Posted inBusiness
Biden repeals Trump-era rule on gig workers
The Trump-era rule would have made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Shaw’s delivery drivers strike in Maine over lapse in contract talks
The union representing truck drivers and mechanics at Shaw’s supermarkets in Maine says the company has ceased negotiations. The company says it will return to the bargaining table this week.