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On Holding Down The Conversational Fort, Or, Jobs, Republicans, And Hooey

January 2, 2012 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

As the next Congressional fight over payroll tax extensions and unemployment benefits and pipelines gets set up in the next few weeks for either its final chapter or to be kicked down the road a bit farther, one or the other, you’re going … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congress, democrats, economy, elections, environment, HR 2587, jobs, Keystone XL, labor, law, nlrb, obama, republicans, union

For Labor Day: Boston-area workers finding new paths to rights and respect

August 29, 2008 By Rand Wilson 1 Comment

The Employee Free Choice Act would remedy the problem by giving workers a simple one step process to freely choose a union. It would also strengthen penalties for companies that intimidate employees from trying to form unions and provide … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 1199, afl-cio, boston-area-taxi-drivers-association, boston-cab-drivers, cwa, employee-free-choice-act, good-jobs, ibew, jobs-with-justice, labor, labor-unions, local-2222, local-615, massachusetts, national-labor-relations-board, nlrb, personal-care-attendants, security-officers, seiu, unfair-labor-practice, united-steel-workers, unity-at-work, usw, verizon, work, workers-rights

Union Friday Returns!

October 14, 2006 By shai-sachs Leave a Comment

The biggest news is the terrible Kentucky River decision from the NLRB.  In this decision, issued on September 29 and released Oct. 3, the NLRB ruled that employees who spend as little as 10 - 15% of their time overseeing other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, labor-movement, nlrb, seiu, unions, wal-mart

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patrickroath Patrick Roath @patrickroath ·
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“The VOTES Act will expand voting options here in the Commonwealth, but it will also make voting easier for active service members.” #mapoli

WWLP-22News @WWLP22News

How the VOTES Act helps active military members https://trib.al/dGfdJag

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parikhre Reena Parikh @parikhre ·
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I’m urging the #Mapoli Budget Conference Committee to include language that makes prison & jail calls free, fully-funded & guaranteed. Our Families are counting on you @SenRodrigues @CindyFriedmanMA @RepMichlewitz @RepAMF

#KeepFamiliesConnected

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maradolan4gc Mara Dolan @maradolan4gc ·
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Don’t miss @TheYoungJurks tonight! I’ll be on with Mike Crawford at 7 to talk about the most consequential, least known elected body in all of Massachusetts: the Governor’s Council. #mapoli

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jimbraude Jim Braude @jimbraude ·
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Some serious questions about the police response to a group of white supremacists who marched through Boston this weekend.. is the city doing enough to protect vulnerable groups? U.S. Attorney for Mass. Rachael Rollins @DARollins joins me… @GreaterBoston #mapoli #bospoli

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commontalkpod Talk of the Commonwealth @commontalkpod ·
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A Republican challenge to the VOTES Act, a law that makes universal mail-in voting permanent, is being heard in the top court just two months before the primary. #mapoli

Ben White @speedofwhite

"The state’s highest court is moving with uncharacteristic swiftness to weigh a recent challenge by the Massachusetts Republican Party that argues a new law that makes universal mail-in voting permanent is not constitutional."

Oral arguments set for Wed.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/05/metro/states-high-court-hear-gop-challenge-mail-in-voting-law/

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rwwatchma Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy @rwwatchma ·
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In it's most recent gun rights decision--conceal carry-- the majority of the Supreme Court wrote it is ok to restrict guns from 'sensitive' places only but @shannonrwatts says Americans aren't safe anywhere, not in school; supermarkets, at parades; concerts or protests #mapoli

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