Author: Southern Maine Workers Center
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We’re Hiring! Join the team as our Health Care is a Human Right Community Organizer
Health Care is a Human Right Community Organizer Job Description This is a full time, exempt position. Benefits include ample… Read More
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Rep. Larry Lockman’s Scapegoating and Fearmongering are Intended to Keep Maine too Paralyzed to Envision a Better Future
By Peggy Marchand, Health Care is a Human Right Committee Member The Southern Maine Workers’ Center endorsed LD 1317, “An… Read More
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We Applaud Progress on Paid Time Off & Pledge Continued Work to Ensure Protections for All Maine Workers
Southern Maine Workers’ Center and Maine Women’s Lobby Statement on LD 369 Groups Applaud Progress, Pledge Continued Work to Ensure… Read More
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Portland City Council Plays Politics With 9,000 Workers’ Health
May 8th, 2019 Statement of the Southern Maine Workers’ Center On Monday, the Portland City Council voted 5-4 to reject… Read More
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Earned paid sick days: Portland should not wait for the state, unedited
I’ve been involved in the campaign to pass a universal earned paid sick time ordinance in the city of Portland… Read More
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NOW- Paid sick days in Portland
The comittee of health and human services will vote on an ordinance that makes sick pay for all in portland… Read More
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Hearing on Portland’s paid sick leave proposal draws overflow crowd
Dozens of people on both sides of Portland’s proposed paid sick leave ordinance testified Tuesday night before the City Council’s… Read More
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Portland panel to press on with paid sick leave plan after dozens weigh in
Supporters of a proposal to create a paid sick leave ordinance in Portland won a victory Tuesday night when a… Read More
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Dozens Weigh In On Portland’s Proposed Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
Supporters of a proposal to create a paid sick leave ordinance in Portland won a victory Tuesday night when a… Read More
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Portland hosts hearing on paid sick leave proposal
The Health and Human Services Committee hosted a public hearing in Portland on a proposal to require businesses to offer… Read More