Massachusetts Labor News

Layoffs may soar in December - Boston Globe

superuser — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:25:59 -0500

"December could be a brutal month for job layoffs in Massachusetts, as the economy worsens and more companies look for ways to cut costs before the end of the year, economists and labor officials say."

Unions see Barack Obama presidency as major opportunity - Boston Herald

superuser — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:25:26 -0500

"Unions see Obama as potentially the most supportive president for their agenda in decades..."

VIDEO EXTRA: Mass. plant workers speak in favor of Brockton power ... - West Bridgewater Times

superuser — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:25:26 -0500

"Two members of the Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 spoke at the meeting, including its president, Gary Sullivan of Hanover."

Faculty at Massachusetts colleges decry salary levels - The Republican - MassLive.com

superuser — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:25:24 -0500

"This year, as faculty unions and the state negotiated contracts to replace those that expired in June, the unions said salary offers were still falling short..."

Barack Obama sizes up economy - Boston Herald

superuser — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:25:56 -0500

"President-elect Barack Obama will likely launch a two-pronged campaign to repair the battered economy, which polls show was the top issue for the vast majority of American voters on Tuesday."

For Obama, high expectations and high hurdles - Boston Globe

superuser — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:25:56 -0500

"But the AFL-CIO, an influential labor organization that boasted its members played a crucial role in electing Obama, called on the president-elect to put the union proposal on his first-term to-do list."

Tierney sees 'great promise' for the future - Gloucester Daily Times

superuser — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:25:56 -0500

"The North Shore would be poised to accept jobs with both the passage of the economic recovery package and his own legislation, the Green Jobs Act of 2007, Tierney said."

Workers, key state industries could benefit from Obama's proposals - Boston Globe

superuser — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:25:56 -0500

"'The Bush administration was the most antiunion administration in the history of this country,' said Massachusetts AFL-CIO president Robert J. Haynes."

Remove barriers to joining unions - Boston Globe letter to the editor

superuser — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:25:19 -0500

"She misses the most obvious and proven method of fighting poverty, a method that costs the taxpayer nothing. Let workers join unions."

Voters reject income tax repeal - Boston Globe

superuser — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:25:19 -0500

"Massachusetts voters yesterday once again defeated an effort to repeal the state's income tax, following a big-spending campaign by unions and other opponents who warned that eliminating the tax would gut state government."