Massachusetts Labor News

Wal-Mart will pay $40m to workers

superuser — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:03:00 -0500

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, has agreed to pay $40 million to as many as 87,500 current and former employees in Massachusetts, the largest wage-and-hour class-action settlement in the state’s history.

Hospital staffers vote yes on union

superuser — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:55:00 -0400

Nearly 600 workers at Norwood Hospital, ranging from respiratory therapists to housekeepers, will join the Service Employees International Union as the result of an election yesterday.

Massachusetts AFL-CIO and Boston unions Rally over Layoffs

superuser — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:55:00 -0400

"Hundreds of angry union workers marched through downtown Boston yesterday to protest recent layoffs at the Hyatt Hotel and planned cutbacks at other firms including Verizon."

VOTER, COMMUNITY GROUPS JOIN TO OPPOSE SALES TAX ROLLBACK - State House News Service.

superuser — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:49:00 -0500

Advocates for voter participation and for low-income families are joining forces in an effort to defeat initiative petitions that would chop the state sales tax to 3 percent from 6.25 percent and repeal the new state sales tax on alcohol purchases.

Belden to Shut Down Massachusetts Plant - Boston Globe

superuser — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:54:00 -0500

St. Louis-based Belden will close a manufacturing plant in Leominster, Mass., by July 2010, leaving 170 people out of work.

Chief Hopes to Use Federal Funds to Hire - Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise

superuser — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:54:00 -0500

"Fire Department officials are preparing their most compelling argument for federal stimulus funding to hire several firefighters, Chief Kevin Roy said Thursday."

Getting Smart Before Going Green - Sprinfield Republican

superuser — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:48:00 -0500

"The Bay State understands that green industries can't flourish without a specially trained work force."

Casino Jobs Aren't Enough - Boston Globe

superuser — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:48:00 -0500

Whether to build casinos in Massachusetts is an issue that merits spirited debate. But casinos alone aren’t nearly enough to make up for the Commonwealth’s failure to grow jobs. Regardless of how the casino debate turns out, state policymakers should spend far more time and effort on reforms that will spur substantial long-term job growth.

Massachusetts Casino Plan Would Bring Much Needed Jobs - Casino Gambling Web

superuser — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:48:00 -0500

"The economic impact of casinos in Massachusetts would be enormous. The casinos themselves, would pump millions of dollars into the economy from revenue sharing with the state. In addition, the people who gain jobs within the casinos would have more funds to spread throughout their communities."

Groups rally for job creation

superuser — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:53:00 -0500

Community groups and unions who want to put the state’s 307,900 unemployed workers back on the job are rallying at the State House for a federal proposal to create 1 million jobs nationwide.