Massachusetts Labor News

Wal-Mart will pay $40m to workers

superuser — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:45:00 -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 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:46:00 -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 — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:44:00 -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."

Belden to Shut Down Massachusetts Plant - Boston Globe

superuser — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:48:00 -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 05:04:00 -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 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:04:00 -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 05:02:00 -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 05:02:00 -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 18:45:00 -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.

Northampton City Council Backs Living Wage

superuser — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:45:00 -0500

With working families trying to stretch every dollar to make ends meet, the City Council in Northampton, Mass., last night unanimously gave final approval to a resolution defining a living wage as a human right.