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last week our lobbyist, Laura Harper, testified in support of LD 192, “An Act To Index the State Minimum Wage to Inflation.”
This legislation would adjust Maine’s minimum wage based on changes in the federal Consumer Price Index for the Northeast. With passage, this would put Maine among the 10 other states that also index their [...]
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The Only Lady in the Room
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine| Events| Governor Baldacci| LD 621| Labor| Laura Harper| Maine State House| Maine Women's Lobby| Maine's Firefighter Cancer Bill| Uncategorized
24 Jul 2009Since I was the only lady in the room, I hoped that they would let me stand in front with all the big guys. But, in all seriousness, this was a great event. Yesterday morning, I had the pleasure to attend the signing ceremony for LD 621, “An Act Allowing Workers’ [...]
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- Tags: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, Firefighter Cancer Bill, Labor, Laura Harper, State House
Hearing on Healthy Families Act beginning!
In: H1N1 Flu| Labor| Maine Women's Lobby| Paid sick days| swine flu
11 Jun 2009The federal Health and Education Committee is about to start a hearing on the Healthy Families Act – paid sick days for US workers. Rajiv Bhatia, from San Francisco’s department of public health, is on deck after the bill’s sponsor Representative Rosa DeLauro and Rep. Grayson. You can watch it live . And we’ll be [...]
Do you have children?
In: Discrimination| Family Caregiver Protection| Family Responsibilities Discrimination| Labor| Press Link
21 May 2009A woman in Pennsylvania is seeking to make it illegal for potential employers to ask that question. In her experience, the fact that she was s single mom of two young children stopped many job interviews mid-stream. This article is a perfect example of why we are working so hard on LD 962, An Act [...]
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Calling on Maine Senators to “Tweak the Bill”
In: Equal Pay| Fair Pay| Labor| Olympia Snowe| Press Link| Susan Collins
1 May 2009Senators Snowe and Collins will have an opportunity to make some changes to the Paycheck Fairness Act which will come before the United States Senate soon. According to an editorial by the Portland Press Herald, the bill could use a little tweaking. They state, “Overall, putting more teeth into requirements that employers pay women fairly [...]
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- Tags: Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Pay Gap, Portland Press Herald
Equal Pay is still Far Away
1 May 2009AAUW posted a round up of all the media covering the 2009 equal pay day. It is really worth checking out!
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- Tags: AAUW, Add new tag, Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Pay Gap
Please take a sick day for swine flu.
27 Apr 2009I now know I’m not the only one wondering how we’re supposed to follow the CDC’s advice to stay home from work with flu-like symptoms.
Yes, you should prevent the spread of swine flu by staying home from work when you’re sick. But for the nearly one out of two full time workers without a single [...]
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- Tags: CDC, momsrising, Paid sick days, policy, sick days, swine flu, Women
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- Elizabeth Johns: I caught a little of the debate on the internet. Sorry I couldn't attend in person and help show sup [...]
- Connie Lewis: BRAVO for this effort re toxins in personal care products (PCPs)! I'm wondering whether you're [...]
- Linda Cleary: These young women are incredible! The best of luck to them. This is an important project and it's so [...]
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- Elizabeth Johns: What an outstanding job Sarah Standiford did today (Feb. 4) on Maine Public Television's Watch progr [...]
- And on the edge of our seats we shall remain…
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- Tell the Governor to Support Paid Sick Days!
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- “I haven’t had a door slammed in my face yet”
- “I’m about as pro-labor as you can get”
- Rep Butterfield brings the room back to the point of the debate
- Providing paid sick days would not be hard for business owners to keep track of
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