Portland, said the bill is a 'long overdue step towards justice' for workers who are primarily Black, Brown, Latino, and ...

This gap — more of a gulf — endured by the people who labor in the state’s fields and barns, is what stands to be closed by a ...

AUGUSTA -- Maine made history when Governor Janet Mills signed the first ever farmworker wage bill into law. Farmworkers in ...

Maine is increasing it's minimum wage starting in the new year. Effective on January 1, the minimum wage in Maine will raise for most workers to $14.65, an increase from the current rate of $14.15.

Maine's minimum wage will increase beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The state minimum wage will go from $14.15 to $14.65 per hour, based on recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor ...

A bill that could establish a state minimum wage for farm workers in Maine is now on Governor Janet Mills' desk, awaiting her ...

To get one, go to the subscriptions page. As the new year arrived Monday, Maine’s minimum wage increased to $14.15 an hour. The state’s 2023 minimum was $13.80 an hour. Portland’s minimum ...

Arbitrary minimum wage hikes, out of sync with the laws of supply and demand, would do little to lift struggling individuals and families in Maine from poverty while destroying jobs and likely ...