Despite signing a Class & Compensation Agreement in August 2022 that would provide desperately needed staffing support for dispatchers and call-takers, the Boston Police Department continues to delay enacting critical measures to avoid dispatcher burnout.
After winng at the Department of Labor Relations, SEIU 888 will represent all full-time and regular part-time employees who work as Supervisory Gaming Agents or Gaming Agents for the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
An interview with Local 888 ally, attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan, from the law firm Lichten & Liss-Riordan, discusses how she represents working people seeking justice at work.
Full Newsletter - January 2022
Governor Healey Quick to Remove Chelsea Soldiers' Home Superintendent Eric Johnson
15 months of contract campaigning led to an agreement that includes a cost of living adjustment.
SEIU 888 President Tom McKeever shares his thoughts on the local's accomplishments and what is to come in the new year.
City of Boston contract settled. Now up for ratification.
Full Newsletter - November 2022
On Saturday, October 22, SEIU 888 held its annual convention in Braintree. The event was attended by members from across sectors and across the state. It also featured visits from SEIU 888 endorsed candidates and Massachusetts AFL-CIO President Steve Tolman. Importantly, the convention passed a resolution on racial justice that was previously approved by the SEIU 888 Executive Committee.
Twenty SEIU 888 endorsed candidates across Massachusetts prevailed in their preliminary election challenges on September 6, 2022.
Unions were created in the 1800’s to address the plight of workers during the Industrial Revolution. Though the landscape of industry has changed dramatically since unions’ inception, the need for unions remains crucial.
The latest effort by Massachusetts public defenders to be recognized as employees of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in order to form a union has again been passed over by the Legislature.
Press Release
SEIU 888 works collaboratively with chapters across Massachusetts to secure dozens of contracts for members each year - contracts that improve the lives of our members and the services available in the communities they serve. Here are just a few examples of our recent wins.
The City of Boston and Boston Public Schools have grown increasingly tight-lipped about the growing safety crisis in our public schools.
Belmont Selectmen Cross Line in Comparing Union Members Advocating for Fair Contract to Insurectionists, Murderers
Give participants a chance to meet union officers such as President Tom McKeever.
