Jim Carvalho, a member of Local 1445 of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) said, "Grocery workers, union members and staff are asking customers to help send a message to PriceRite: Let workers have the freedom to choose a union."

"The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reports that Massachusetts added 4,900 jobs in May; it is the first monthly increase since May 2008 and the largest monthly increase since January 2008."

"The state’s $40 million cut this week in a bonus program for local police officers has put many cities and towns across Massachusetts in legal and financial limbo, as they wrestle with unexpected salary costs, sudden retirements, and potentially thorny negotiations with labor unions."

"The city is using the new policy to cut down on overtime costs when a firefighter calls in sick . . . The Union said the new brown out policy is retaliation for the ongoing contract dispute and dangerous to public safety.

""It's our hope that the DPU understood that and understands that you can't regulate common sense, but you can build policies that folks can live up to but still respect the public servant while making public safety the primary concern," said Steven MacDougall, President of Carmens Union."