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Close the pay gap to eliminate staffing shortages in our state prisons

Maine State Ferry Service pays crew members ‘far below industry standard’

Captains at Maine State Ferry Service battling constantly with crew shortages

Every time we lose a qualified employee, we also lose the knowledge, skills and abilities they bring to Maine State Government

Mills administration has missed many opportunities to fix the employment system in Maine State Government, avert the current crises

Understaffed MaineDOT pays private, for-profit consultant engineering firms much more than department staff

Lack of pay parity keeps the Maine DHHS Office of Family Independence bleeding staff

Understaffing at Maine DHHS: Mainers sometimes wait 3-4 hours or more on hold to apply for benefits, ask questions, report changes

Mills administration willfully disregards mandate to complete, negotiate and implement 2020 comp-class study

State employee pay gap continues to persist and could be worsening, nonpartisan policy and research group says