The state’s youth employment push should focus on apprenticeships, job training and health care for the thousands age 16 to 24 who are neither working nor in school.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
As businesses face a labor crunch, state pushes to build teen workforce
But advocates warn about the risk of exploitation and the downside of prioritizing work over education.
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Posted inBusiness
U.S. service firms grew at slower pace in April
Multiple companies say there is a shortage of available workers, especially in the trucking and construction sectors.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bernie Sanders wants you to have a good job – but there’s a catch
Advocates seem to be imagining something like the New Deal, but that was a very different country.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Before job-seekers can advance, they must face ‘Vera’
The recruiting tool is an artificial intelligence resource created by a Russian startup to interview job candidates.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: U.S. Supreme Court weighs Janus v. AFSCME: Freedom for workers?
The decision may prove to be historic because most union workers are now found in the public sector.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: As Maine’s jobless claims system fails, state blames those hit hardest
Unemployed residents not only have been denied benefits, they also have faced official indifference and contempt.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. economy beats expectations, added 313,000 jobs in February
The nation’s unemployment rate also held steady at 4.1 percent.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Former BIW CEO: Tax credit would keep BIW afloat and state’s economic engine humming
Its shipbuilding competitor, Ingalls in Mississippi, enjoys far more generous public support.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Oakhurst OT case of missing-comma fame settled for $5 million
The dairy admits no wrongdoing and sets up a fund to pay workers who won their overtime lawsuit appeal, which hinged on a state law’s punctuation.