Care Workers Gather at Maine State House to Join Call for Wage Increases

Maine lawmakers should restore cost of living increases for direct care workers

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Vincent Renteria is a senior community case manager at OHI. He lives in Carmel. For the past 12 years, I’ve worked in disability support services — first as a direct support professional, and for the past nine years as a case manager at OHI. I still do direct support wor…

Care workers gather at Maine State House to join call for wage increases

Advocates say the state needs to support raises for direct care workers so nursing homes, group homes and other agencies can compete for staff with fast food restaurants and retailers.

Advocates urge lawmakers to offer pay raises to direct care workers

House Speaker Ryan Fecteau joined the call to preserve cost-of-living increases for CNAs, home health aides and other workers to avoid worsening the existing staffing shortage.

Edm care workers waited 5 years for new contract

Unfortunately, that wait ended up giving them 4 years of wage freezes.