MassDefenders go on offense
The MassDefenders are holding meetings around the state with an eye toward electing chapter leaders — and putting pressure on management to make workplace improvements. Already, their protests and lobbying of legislators have been rewarded with significant raises, due in …
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UMass members raise scholarship fund
More than 200 members, friends and family were on hand for Local 888’s UMass Lowell Hockey Night, which had the men’s River Hawks face off against the UConn Huskies on Nov. 17. The hockey game came on the heels of …
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Labor makes big gains in November
Many pro-labor candidates were swept into office in the fall elections. These victories capped months of campaigning by Local 888 members and leaders that resulted in legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 and create a Paid Family and …
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Holyoke members aid Home
Local 888 members at the Holyoke Soldiers Home are committed to serving the veterans at the facility — understanding that demanding better working conditions for themselves is an important element of good care. In a Veterans Day tribute, chapter leaders …
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Hopkinton schools put to test
Against the backdrop of school budget cutting pressures – combined with a surge in student enrollment – Local 888 paraprofessionals at the Hopkinton Public Schools negotiated a contract with 6 percent raises spread over a three-year pact. The unit includes …
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Chair City workers share their stories
12/05/18 -
In 1987 Richard Beauregard got a job as a band saw operator at the Nichols & Stone furniture company in Gardner. Nichols & Stone was a union shop, and so a co-worker approached Richard about signing a union card and …
Continue readingLibrarians, supporters demonstrate for a fair contract at Brandeis Univ.
12/05/18 -
Brandeis librarians were joined by more than 50 supporters at a lunch time rally on Dec. 3. The librarians are demanding a fair contract and, accompanied by several supporters, delivered letters of support from the wider university community. On the …
Continue readingMassDefenders go on offense
12/03/18 -
The MassDefenders are holding meetings around the state with an eye toward electing chapter leaders — and putting pressure on management to make workplace improvements. Already, their protests and lobbying of legislators have been rewarded with significant raises, due in …
Continue readingUMass members raise scholarship fund
12/03/18 -
More than 200 members, friends and family were on hand for Local 888’s UMass Lowell Hockey Night, which had the men’s River Hawks face off against the UConn Huskies on Nov. 17. The hockey game came on the heels of …
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