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Verizon IBEW members travel to Wisconsin to help build solidarity

February 26, 2011 By Rand Wilson Leave a Comment

Steve "Smitty" Smith, another IBEW organizer and a retired 36-year lineman who is also on the trip wrote, "How important is Madison to me?  My mom and my dad (a retired postal worker) live very modestly on his pension. Yet they offered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, ibew-local-2222;-greater-boston-labor-council, solidarity, verizon, wisconsin

Scott Walker’s Plummeting Poll Numbers

February 23, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 2 Comments

Moreover, the polling results belie Governor Walker and his lieutenant's claims that they have the backing of most of the state's residents. The survey asked: "If state workers agree to pay more for healthcare and retirement as the Governor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, anti-union-animus, change-to-win, chris-matthews, ed-rendell, greenberg-quinlan-rosner-polling, msnbc-hardball, nea, public-sector-unions, rasmussen-reports, scott-walker, wisconsin-election-2010, wisconsin-protests

Rally for Wisconsin! (on Beacon Hill)

February 19, 2011 By clytemnestra 5 Comments

Tuesday, February 22 · 4:00pm - 6:00pm Location Massachusetts State House http://www.facebook.com/pages/... Support the Rights of Wisconsin Workers Tuesday, February 22nd 4-6PM Massachusetts State House Join workers from across … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, afscme, aft, massachusetts, mta, rally, seiu, unions, wisconsin

Labor Day thoughts (with link to commercial for working people)

September 3, 2010 By Rand Wilson Leave a Comment

Labor Day is coming up. I hope all everyone gets a chance to enjoy some time with their friends and families. This is the holiday brought to you by the labor movement. What is the labor movement? It's people just like yourself, working … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, labor, solidarity

More defy alcohol tax repeal

August 25, 2010 By vote-no-on-1-ma 1 Comment

The State House News Service reported yesterday that the coalition opposing Question 1, which would repeal last summer's application of the sales tax to retail alcohol sales, has signed up a pair of major new members.  The AFL-CIO of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, alcohol-tax, mass-hospital-association, state-house-news

On Online Brainstorming, Or, “Hey, Unions…Wanna Grow?”

August 17, 2010 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

Credit Where Credit Is Due Dept.: We're having this conversation today because of a back and forth between StratfordDem and myself over at Blue Hampshire, as I mentioned above, and the ideas that you'll hear here are hardly my own-in fact, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, democrats, health-care, hiring-hall, labor, national, right-to-work, seiu, unions

DREAM Now Recap: The Ghost of Virgil Goode Possesses the Republican Party

August 6, 2010 By kyledeb Leave a Comment

Last week, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and the nativist organization NumbersUSA were behind a political effort to release an inflammatory memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  The memo was released with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, anchor-baby, center-for-american-progress, chellie-pingree, chuck-grassley, dream-act, illegal, immigrant, immigration, john-cornyn, john-mccain, lindsey-graham, marlen-moreno, migrant, migration, mike-thompson, mitch-mcconnell, tom-periello, u.s.-constitution, undocumented, uscis, virgil-goode

Study: Construction Unions Strengthen Mass. Economy

April 15, 2010 By the-electrical-worker-ibew 5 Comments

They found that union workers earn an average of $13 dollars more per hour than nonunion workers in the Bay State's construction industry. When benefits are included, they average $28.35 more per hour than their nonunion counterparts. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, construction-unions, economy, employee-free-choice-act, ibew, jeff-grabelsky, labor-movement, maria-figueroa, massachusetts

Deval and the Unions: Part 2

March 13, 2010 By fredtsmurch 19 Comments

For whatever reason the Mass AFL-CIO seems to be dominated by the hysterical police and fire unions. This story in the Globe today: Some patrolmen object to paper's Obama depictions  is illustrative. If one ever gets a chance to read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, deval, police, unions

Rep. Stephen Lynch: “Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege”

November 10, 2009 By the-electrical-worker-ibew 3 Comments

Massachusetts Congressman -- and former union ironworker -- Stephen Lynch recently sat down with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to talk about the labor movement and the status of vital pro-worker legislation -- like the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, congress, employee-free-choice-act, health-care-reform, ibew, ironworkers, labor-movement, public-option, stephen-lynch, unions

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matthewpgifford Matthew Gifford @matthewpgifford ·
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Good morning Cambridge!

Team @cdempc is starting the day out and about in the community chatting with morning commuters, if you see our signs stop by and say hi! #mapoli

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mike_champagne Champagne 🍾🇺🇸| 🇺🇦 @mike_champagne ·
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Ahh MA political commercials have started. #MAPOLI

Note that the GOP governor won’t bad-mouth Baker but will swing low talking about working families struggling to live in MA due to tax-addicted politicians in the state house/governor mansion.

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Mayor Petty takes significant cash lead over Kennedy in Worcester state Senate race https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2022/07/06/joe-petty-has-cash-lead-over-robyn-kennedy-state-senate-race/7815184001/ @marco_cartolano #mapoli

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qpalfrey Quentin Palfrey @qpalfrey ·
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Holtec must not be allowed to dump radioactive waste into the delicate ecosystem of Cape Cod Bay. As AG I'll stand up to Holtec and other polluters looking to damage our natural environment in Massachusetts. #mapoli
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/06/metro/epa-warns-company-dismantling-pilgrim-plant-against-dumping-waste-water-into-cape-cod-bay/

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karenspilka Senate President Karen Spilka @karenspilka ·
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Proud to co-author this op ed with @MA_Senate Education Chair @SenJasonLewis in @CommonWealthMag on our efforts in the Senate to transform the early education and child care system in Massachusetts https://bit.ly/3AtZIdx #mapoli 1/3

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trurorenfro 🥬 Barry Escarole 🥬 @trurorenfro ·
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts deserves better than this dog whistling schmuck.

The troopers who lost their license to carry may now apply like any other citizen for a new license from the police chief of the towns where they reside.

Diehl is a dink. #voteblue #mapoli

Diehl For MA @DiehlForMA

I'm disappointed by reports in the Boston Herald that MA state troopers fired for refusing to get vaccinated now will also lose their firearms licenses. I stand with these troopers, their health care decisions & their freedom; 1st responders are heroes & deserve better treatment.

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