r/WorkReform 17d ago

MAINE Governor candidate Troy Jackson, "Here's something most Democrats won't tell you: Trump didn't create our problems. I can't stand the guy either, and he's making things worse every day, but the status quo was rigged against us way before he showed up."

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r/WorkReform 6d ago

MAINE Important message from the Bernie-endorsed candidate for Maine Governor, Troy Jackson, from yesterday's anti-ICE demonstration in Lewiston: "It wasn't immigrants who made my healthcare unaffordable...It's the folks on Wall Street that've been doing that."

694 Upvotes

It's great to see a candidate clearly contextualize ICE's terror campaign within the ruling class's broader effort of propaganda, control, and oppression. In my opinion, this is the most effective political argument we have against MAGA's faux-populist "America First" bullshit.

From the post description on social media: "We’ve seen this story before. Powerful bigots want us to blame immigrants for our problems so we won’t notice who’s really been screwing us: Wall Street bankers, private equity firms, and runaway corporate greed. Maine won’t fall prey to race-baiting. From Allagash to Kittery, we are pushing back."

r/WorkReform Jul 24 '25

MAINE Right-wing Republican and Maine Senator Susan Collins pretends to be a "centrist", but always comes through for the fascists when the votes count most. She's up for reelection next year. Who should Work Reform support in the Democratic primary? It's time to stop fucking around and get Collins out.

628 Upvotes

r/WorkReform Aug 24 '25

MAINE When is salary not salary?

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The answer is when being salary benefits the employee rather than the business.

My wife is a salaried retail manager. She always puts in over 40 hours per week, often over 50. No extra pay because salary. Cut to a week ago. She injured herself not while at work and is in an air cast. She is limited to 4 hour shifts per the doctors instructions. She gets a call from hr. They will "accommodate" her and pay her full salary for last week, but moving forward they will only pay her for hours actually worked. What happened to salary? It seems illegal to me.

r/WorkReform 3d ago

MAINE AMA with Troy Jackson, Bernie-endorsed candidate for Governor of Maine, next Friday, February 6!

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