Get vaccinated, demand investment in caregiver education and mental health, and support a funding model that will boost pay for CNAs.
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Our View: Getting Maine back to work
A think tank’s report identifies child care subsidies and other aid to families as a necessary step toward full economic recovery.
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Pandemic points out need for better economic support for marginalized Mainers, report says
A report from the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that women, people of color and front-line workers have been disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maine’s job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged
Maine’s workforce shrank last month, even as thousands of people lost access to enhanced federal unemployment aid.
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Gov. Mills announces $139 million in spending for Maine’s economic recovery
Investments include $20 million for a new small business grant program, $39 million to help lower monthly health insurance premiums and $80 million to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund.
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Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August
The jump in people quitting their jobs strongly suggests that fear of the delta variant is partly responsible for the shortfall in workers.
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Vital services that rely on MaineCare struggle to compete for workers
In a tight labor market exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, managers of care facilities funded by the state’s version of Medicaid say hiring has never been harder.
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Thousands of Mainers set to lose federal unemployment aid as of Saturday
As many as 22,400 Maine workers could lose benefits when federal programs established in March 2020 under the federal CARES Act expire.
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Our View: Path to citizenship should be part of budget bill
Our broken immigration system unjustly punishes families with members who don’t have legal status.
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Our View: ‘Labor shortage’ is really something much bigger
COVID has caused people to reconsider their work lives, and given them the power to seek out something better.