Mass. Labor News

Mail carriers to collect food donations Saturday - SouthCoastToday.com

Mass AFL-CIO — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:49:45 -0400

"For the 16th consecutive year, the U.S. Postal Service will stage a blitz Saturday to combat hunger in America."

Commentary by Rich Rogers and Marjorie Decker: Why we oppose Columbian free trade agreement - Cambridge Chronicle

Amanda Montgomery — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:28:49 -0400

"We are in a recession, and all signs indicate things will only get worse..."

Wage law mocked - LTE to Boston Herald by President Haynes

Amanda Montgomery — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:39:51 -0400

"The fact that the Herald continues to editorialize in favor of unscrupulous, heavy-handed employers comes as no surprise ..."

Letter carriers food drive - Acton-The Beacon

Mass AFL-CIO — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:35:18 -0400

"This annual Food Drive is the largest one-day food drive in the nation."

Funds for contract could boost Lynn GE - The Daily Item of Lynn

Mass AFL-CIO — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:53:12 -0400

" GE executives and union leaders say a recommendation by the Senate Armed Services Committee... "

Underground Economy Hurts All - OP-ED in Boston Herald

Amanda Montgomery — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:55:34 -0400

"It is time to enforce our laws and hold companies accountable."

Government blamed for work-related deaths of Haverhill man, others - Eagle Tribune

Mass AFL-CIO — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:27:26 -0400

"The death of a Haverhill dad who fell from a tree while working in Methuen is being held up as an example of the government's failure...."

Ceremony to honor workers killed, injured, sickened on job - SouthCoastToday.com

Mass AFL-CIO — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:08:27 -0400

"Workers Memorial Day, a ceremony honoring Massachusetts workers who were killed, injured or sickened on the job in 2007, will be held at 7 tonight at the UMass Dartmouth Labor Education Center...."

80 people in Massachusetts died of workplace injury in 2007 - WHDH-TV

Mass AFL-CIO — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:04:14 -0400

"Eighty people died in Massachusetts last year from workplace-related injuries, nearly a quarter of them in falls. "

Workplace deaths rise in Massachusetts - Boston Globe

Mass AFL-CIO — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:13:26 -0400

"Construction remained the most dangerous industry, with 20 worker deaths last year."