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Call Senator Scott Brown and Urge Him Not to Block the Crucial Confirmation Vote of Craig Becker to the NLRB

02/08/2010 - 4:03pm

Tomorrow, Tuesday February 9th at 5:00 PM, the U.S. Senate will take a crucial vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board. Senate Republicans intend to filibuster the confirmation vote. Please call Senator Brown and tell him not to join a minority of Senate Republicans in their attempt to block this nomination. It was a simple majority of voters in Massachusetts that sent Scott Brown to the Senate, tell him to respect the will of the majority within the Senate!

Call Senator Brown: 202-224-4543

Note: Senator Brown's voicemail has been full throughout the day and his office has not been answering phones. You can fax a message to his office at: 202-228-2646

Mass. AFL-CIO Holds 3rd Annual Futures Convention, Delegates Elect Daniel Manning of IBEW 2325 as New Futures Representative

02/08/2010 - 3:46pm

Continuing its ongoing mission to develop young union leaders in the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts AFL-CIO held its Third Annual Futures Convention at the Plymouth Radisson Hotel on Friday, February 5^th and Saturday, February 6^th. Click the headline above for a summary of the Convention.

Union Membership in Massachusetts Up for Third Year in a Row

02/01/2010 - 5:58pm

In 2009 Massachusetts experienced its third straight year of increased union membership, with an addition of 18,000 resulting in nearly a full percentage point increase in union density in the commonwealth.

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Massachusetts Congressmen and Union Leaders Join Transportation Security Officers to Rally for Union Representation with AFGE

01/12/2010 - 7:18am

On Friday January 8, approximately fifty labor leaders and supporters, as well as two Massachusetts Congressmen, joined a group of Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) at Logan Airport to rally behind their struggle to gain collective bargaining rights and form a union with AFGE.

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Remembering Senator Kennedy

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Interim United States Senator Paul Kirk visit Mass. AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention

The first stop for Governor Deval Patrick and Interim United States Senator Paul Kirk after introducing Senator Kirk was the Massachusetts AFL-CIO 52nd Annual Constitutional Convention.

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Happenings and Announcements

Labor Guild's School of Labor Relations

01/28/2010 - 11:30am

The Labor Guild's School of Labor Relations is beginning on Monday March 15 and going through May 17, 2010 for nine Monday evenings 7:00 - 9:30. Click the headline for more information.

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Labor in the Community

Read this great letter from one of our 2006 scholarship winners.

If you or your union are involved in charitable work or other contributions to the community at-large, please send us some information so we can help you recruit support and spread the word about the many good works done by the labor movement in the area.

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Last updated 12/08/2009 - 3:14pm

Northampton City Council Backs Living Wage

12/08/2009 - 3:14pm

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.

Groups rally for job creation

12/08/2009 - 2:53pm

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.

Wal-Mart will pay $40m to workers

12/04/2009 - 12:06pm

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

10/07/2009 - 3:05pm

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

10/02/2009 - 12:54pm

"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."

Workers Independent News

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After more than five hours of historic debate, the House of Representatives passed the most important labor law reform legislation in 70 years.

By a margin of 241 to 185, the House passed H.R. 800, which would level the playing field when workers seek to form a union and bargain. Thirteen Republicans joined 228 Democrats in voting for the bill. Two Democrats and 183 Republicans voted against the bill.

Watch a video of Congressman Stephen Lynch, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and Sen. John Kerry do a card check for Verizon business techs.

Mass. Labor Leaders Speak out on EFCA

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