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Boycott Enterprise Rent-A-Car!

July 14, 2007 By Rand Wilson

Pictures of a rally to kick off the boycott can be seen at: http://picasaweb.goo...You can help promote the boycott using myspace at: http://myspace.com/b... Read Boston Globe and Boston Herald coverage of Enterprise workers' call for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: enterprise-rent-a-car, jobs, unions, workers-rights

AFL-CIO backs Medicare for All!

March 7, 2007 By Rand Wilson

In a major step forward for the health care reform movement, the AFL-CIO is supporting improving and expanding Medicare to cover everyone.  The federation's Executive Council issued the statement on March 6 at its annual meeting.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, health-care, medicare, politics, unions

Ever wonder how unions get started? Most people have no idea.

February 28, 2007 By Rand Wilson

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Thursday on the Employee Free Choice Act - the most important legislation in 70 years to ensure workers' freedom to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.Most people have no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: employee-free-choice-act, jobs-with-justice, labor, reform, unions

Surprising 19 percent vote for Rand Wilson earns ballot status for Working Families Party

November 8, 2006 By Rand Wilson

With all precincts counted, the Wilson campaign for State Auditor achieved ballot status for the Working Families Party on Nov. 7 with surprising support from 19 percent of voters.  Only 3 percent was needed to get ballot status for … [Read more...]

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More support for Wilson for Working Families campaign

August 16, 2006 By Rand Wilson

Teamsters Local 122 has endorsed Rand Wilson for state Auditor."When Rand was Director of Jobs with Justice back in the early 1990s, he worked tirelessly to support the members of Local 122 during our historic Miller Beer boycott to stop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: mass-ballot-freedom, state-auditors-race, teamsters, working-families-party

Hey bloggers: Union support for Wilson for state Auditor is growing!

August 10, 2006 By Rand Wilson

"Back in 1989, Rand Wilson worked hard to support us during our three month strike to stop the telephone company from balancing skyrocketing health care benefit costs on our backs.  And he has stood by Local 2222 members in every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ibew-local-2222, labor-unions, state-auditor, working-families-party

It’s time to send the Amendment Assassins a message

July 14, 2006 By Rand Wilson

SenateRobert A. Antonioni Robert.Antonioni@state.ma.us  109-E  722-1230 Steven A. Baddour  Steven.Baddour@state.ma.us  513  722-1604 Frederick E. Berry  Frederick.Berry@state.ma.us  333  722-1410 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, health-care-reform, politics

Why I’m running for Auditor

July 7, 2006 By Rand Wilson

Beyond that, I'm also running to build support for a new Working Families Party here in Massachusetts that will refocus the political agenda on the bread-and-butter economic issues that both major political parties have too often ignored. … [Read more...]

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Would Ballot Freedom make Massachusetts elections more competitive?

June 13, 2006 By Rand Wilson

The Globe recently editorialized about how few incumbents are facing contested elections (“Incumbents Rule,” Boston Globe, June 3, 2006). With 68 percent of state Senate and Representative seats currently uncontested, Massachusetts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-freedom, elections

New Working Families Party has first organizational meeting

May 14, 2006 By Rand Wilson

About 50 organizers gathered on Sat. May 13 for the first meeting of a new Working Families organization. There was good turnout from labor (CWA, IBT, SEIU, UFCW, UAW, MTA, IBEW, and IUOE), community groups (Mass Senior Action, ACORN, City … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cross-endorsement-voting, elections, labor, massachusetts, political-parties, working-families

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