Should dental & vision be in your contract?
Arlington town employees’ latest contract includes dental and vision plans offered through Local 888. Members bargained it into their new agreement. Many other Local 888 members are already reaping the benefits from these plans. “The dental plan is one of …
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Drive for millionaires tax back on track
The Raise Up Massachusetts coalition is looking to revive the millionaires tax. “This plan would raise the money that the state desperately needs to increase state funding for education and have a 21st century transportation system,” said Local 888 President …
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Labor of love for new state rep
Tram Nguyen’s most recent job was as a lawyer at Greater Boston Legal Services, a union shop. And her first co-op position as a law student was at the Roxbury office of the state’s public defenders agency. So it’s not …
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Local 888 activist joins staff
Darlene Archibald, a veteran Local 888 leader, is trading in her duties as a school paraprofessional to take the post of internal organizer for the local. “I hope to bring all my experience — as a chapter vice chair and …
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Labor Guild springs into action
The Labor Guild School is again offering a range of its popular labor-related courses, starting March 11 at its Braintree headquarters. “The classes are excellent,” said Mike Kelly, a steward at the Massachusetts State Lottery for 38 years. “And it’s …
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Continue readingShould dental & vision be in your contract?
03/06/19 -
Arlington town employees’ latest contract includes dental and vision plans offered through Local 888. Members bargained it into their new agreement. Many other Local 888 members are already reaping the benefits from these plans. “The dental plan is one of …
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