An election to remove the Maine State Nurses Association (MSNA) from Maine Medical Center (MMC) ended in victory for the…
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Members of the Maine Legislature’s House of Representatives failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto on Wednesday of a bill…
On January 7, Gov. Janet Mills vetoed LD 151, a bill that would have allowed farmworkers to collectively bargain in…
This fall may be the biggest moment of truth for public education since the 1970s. After seeing enrollment in government-run…
Unions dropped a whopping $67 million in hidden political spending between 2019 and 2020, according to a new study from…
President Joe Biden believes joining a union isn’t merely a right that workers have but something the federal government has…
Governor Janet Mills updated Maine’s statewide vaccination plan Wednesday to make teachers and childcare providers, regardless of age, eligible for…
New Hampshire has a lot going for it compared to the rest of New England. The Granite State enforces no…
Should Americans be allowed to freelance? Progressive Democrats have been pushing legislation at the state and federal level that would force gig economy companies…
School closures have affected over 55 million K–12 students in the U.S. since March as the nation deals with the coronavirus pandemic.…
I have been deeply disappointed to see the strike going on at Bath Iron Works (BIW). As a resident of…
Bath Iron Works (BIW) filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last Friday against a striking labor…
On Sunday evening, members of Local S6 voted to reject Bath Iron Works’ (BIW) final offer for a collective bargaining…
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Janus decision in June of 2018, unions have begun to feel the pressure…
Who should be in charge of local education policy? Should it be parents and families, or labor unions? This session…
Twenty-two public policy organizations filed amicus briefs last week urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Reisman v. Associated Faculties…
The Legislative Council on Wednesday met to vote on nearly 400 bills submitted by lawmakers for consideration in the second…
The Constitution of Maine explicitly states all bills passed by the legislature become law 90 days after adjournment. That means all non-emergency…
This week, in honor of Labor Day, the Maine Center for Economic Policy’s James Myall published an article claiming that…
The state of Maine currently prevents employees who work in the public-sector from using a common instrument in the organized…
The decline of Maine’s manufacturing sector, whose workforce has shrunk by nearly half since the early 1990s, can seem inexorable,…
For decades, the liberty of Maine’s workers has been continually limited by onerous restrictions that deprive workers of their constitutionally…
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Janus v. the American Federation of State, County…
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule to no longer allow states to make…
Three employees of Kent State University on Monday, April 29 filed suit against the University’s Board of Trustees and the…
Lawmakers on Maine’s Labor and Housing Committee today will hold a public hearing on LD 1345, a bill that would…
Last week I spoke to you about the reforms we are proposing for the child welfare system, including better staff…
When I came into office in 2011, the state workforce had been subject to pay freezes and furlough days, reducing…
Residents of Paris, Maine exited their homes on Aug. 18 in the humid summer heat to discover a peculiar flyer…
According to a recent website post, Maine unions appear to have been given crucial information on several right-to-work bills that has…
This year, lawmakers in Augusta will once-again consider right-to-work legislation in the form of LD 489, a bill which would…
On Thursday, Congress passed a resolution aimed at limiting so-called “ambush elections” for union representation, but the legislation is expected…
On Thursday, hundreds of union supporters packed into the State House to stump for higher wages and voice their anger…
Did you know that workers in Maine who want nothing to do with a union have the right to refrain…
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than 90 days to Election Day, it’s time…
AUGUSTA – Rep. James J. Campbell, Sr. (U-Newfield) was called out of order several times Monday morning as he vehemently…
AUGUSTA – Lawmakers debated a bill on Monday morning that would give Maine’s state workers freedom to choose whether they…
Summit Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Colorado-based Summit Utilities, has decided to enter into a project labor agreement (PLA) for…
RedState.com The Northeast region—including Maine—leads the United States in outbound migration, according to the results of United Van Lines’ 36th…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation Federal employees—who work on average a month less than private-sector workers and get paid more—are…
By Amy Payne The Heritage Foundation Taking down the Twinkie. Clogging Wal-Mart parking lots on Black Friday. Messing with a major airport…
By James Sherk The Heritage Foundation Enjoy Twinkies while you still can. Hostess Brands just went bankrupt. This morning the company announced…
Mitt Romney told Wisconsin’s once-and-future governor, Scott Walker, that his seven-point win in the recall election that state employee unions…
The worldview that says it’s a good idea to force others to contribute to private causes that they oppose appears…