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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

What’s next for voting rights?

February 26, 2007 By Avi Green

Since 1999, MassVOTE has helped bring out thousands of voters in low-income communities and communities of color.  We have also worked hard to promote voting rights, and this year we are working to improve poll worker training and to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civic-engagement, elections, reform, voting

Let’s Compare: G.I.C. at $320 premiums

February 5, 2007 By michael-dechiara

An state official shared that his individual health plan through the G.I.C. (Group Insurance Commission - http://www.mass.gov/...) for state employees costs $320. Hmmmm. How about we say thanks, no thanks to the health plans, and open up … [Read more...]

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

MA Health Reform Implementation on NewsNight program Mon. 1/29, 7pm, Channel 14 in Metro Boston

January 29, 2007 By annem

NewsNight with Jim Braude is an evening news program on New England Cable News and will devote the Monday Jan. 29 show at 7pm to an update on implementation of the MA health reform plan known as Chapter 58.  There should be a video of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: follow-the-money-trail, health-care, politics, reform, who-wins-and-who-loses

Now here’s one very smart response to the Bush – MA – CA sham reform plans; wake-up, people!

January 24, 2007 By annem

Permitting physician ownership interests in testing laboratories, imaging facilities, hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies would provide inducements to prescribe what they sell. Rather than assuming that everyone would resist temptation, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: follow-the-money-trail, health-care, politics, reform, who-wins-and-who-loses

Don’t be fooled by Bush’s health reform proposal

January 23, 2007 By annem

Under the president's proposal, workers who receive employer-providedhealth insurance would have to pay a tax on the cost of their benefitabove $15,000, the threshold proposed by Bush for the tax break.People with families who buy low-cost … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: follow-the-money-trail, health-care, politics, reform, who-wins-and-who-loses

Election Day Registration: A Day-One Move on Civic Engagement

November 30, 2006 By Avi Green

If Patrick gets behind it, it will pass:· Secretary Galvin committed his support for Election Day Registration during the summer.  He is looking for a win and a chance to partner with the new governor.  This is it.· Senator … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civic-engagement, elections, massachusetts, patrick, reform, voting

I’m working to re-legalize “cross-endorsement” in Mass. b/c I think it’s good politics.

October 20, 2006 By judy-meredith

I believe that a cross-endorsement system in Massachusetts will increase participation among voters because they will be able to vote for a major party candidate on a separate issue-based party’s ballot line, thereby sending the candidate a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cross-endorsement, election-reform, massachusetts, question-2, reform

case study – primary concerns

September 14, 2006 By Pablo

Let's figure that the enrolled Ds split between the urban moderate and the suburban liberal, but there is a groundswell of unenrolleds who come into the primary to vote and nominate the conservative professor, who wins with 36% of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: election-law, massachusetts, primary-elections, reform

The Incumbent Party – Massachusetts Division

July 25, 2006 By jim-weliky

First, a guest poster at Talking Points Memo had a couple of posts up at these links: The Incumbent Party I and The Incumbent Party II that talks about the fact that we have three parties in this country: the Republican Party, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-finance, clean-elections, elections, reform

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