After Janus, workers are standing up for their rights in the workplace
In 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that requiring public-sector workers to pay dues or fees to a union without affirmative consent violates their First Amendment rights. […]
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One year after the Janus decision, there is still work to do
Thursday, June 27, 2019 marked one year since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mark Janus, a former public employee who was aggrieved because the agency fees that […]
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Your Freedom to Work
Because Maine is not a Right-to-Work state, your freedom to leave your union is restricted, but you still have options to leave or reduce your union membership. The first option is to […]
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Release: U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Public Pension Reforms Enacted Under LePage Constitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2014 U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Public Pension Reforms Enacted Under LePage Constitutional BOSTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled […]
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The Free ME Initiative
Free ME is a bold initiative that will free Maine. It is a realistic strategy for spurring economic development statewide. Maine has the opportunity to become America’s premier destination for economic […]
Read More →Maine’s Dwindling Private Sector Economy
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income mean that a state’s residents are able to buy […]
Read More →Maine State Government Employment
Read the full report | In the private sector, productivity is defined as the sum of all goods and services produced (as measured by Gross Domestic Product) divided by the […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector Share of Personal Income by County
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income allow a state’s residents to buy more goods and […]
Read More →Maine’s Personal Income in 2006: Private Sector Continues to Shrink
Read the full report | Personal income is an important economic measure of a state’s well-being. Higher levels of personal income mean that a state’s residents are able to buy […]
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