At the time of the Supreme Court’s “Janus vs AFSCME” decision in late June, SEIU International Union (IU) staff questioned whether Local 888 would be able to survive in the post-Janus open shop environment. The IU suggested Local 888 consider …

The MassDefenders aren’t going to take “no” for an answer. At a statewide organizing committee meeting in Worcester, leaders of the bid to win collective bargaining for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services vowed to press forward. Local …

Former public defender Shannon McAuliffe is Local 888’s hometown fave in the race for Suffolk County district attorney. “Shannon has done the work of improving the lives of the unfortunate — and she has a plan to move the justice …

Local 888’s Committee on Political Action and union leaders have been hard at work this summer holding candidates nights and taking stock of State House races. Local 888 has endorsed for state Senate: John Drinkwater (See: https://www.drinkwaterfor senate.com/) for the …