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News Notes – February 28
Stop & Shop protest march urges more pay for tomato farmers By Stewart Bishop – Globe Correspondent / February 28, 2011 Hundreds of demonstrators marched from Copley Square to a Brigham Circle Stop & Shop yesterday, calling on the supermarket chain to improve wages and working conditions for farm workers who labor in Florida’s vast [...]
Happy Labor Day
I’m a total traditionalist when it comes to some holidays, and this is one of them. Most of us think of it as the end of summer, or as the beginning of school – but it’s a day to celebrate American workers and the unions who made them strong. Let’s hope that what’s in the [...]
Labor Day
Photo:Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. Read Photo history here The First Labor Day On September 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City to participate in America’s first Labor Day parade. After marching from City Hall, past reviewing stands in Union Square, and then uptown to 42nd Street, [...]
News Notes – July 22
On the bench – The Citgo sign in Kenmore Square will get a much needed renovation in next few weeks By Jack Nicas – Globe Correspondent / July 22, 2010 Another Red Sox icon is headed to the disabled list. The Citgo sign, the bright beacon above Kenmore Square, will go dark tomorrow for a [...]
Boston Workers’ Alliance Issues Action Alerts
Boston Workers’ Alliance BWA Action Alerts SIGN THE PETITION AGAINST $5/DAY INMATE FEE http://www.petitiononline.com/stop26/petition.html 1. House CORI Vote (Wed. May 26th) 2. Senate Action: “Say NO to $5/Day Fee on Inmates” HORRIBLE AMENDMENT (Tues. May 25th) www.BostonWorkersAlliance.org — 1. House CORI Vote May 26th Speaker DeLeo has scheduled a formal session to vote on CORI reform [...]