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State auditor has proposed regs that could weaken the Pacheco Law

October 3, 2017 By dave-from-hvad

(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blogsite) The Pacheco Law has over the years been one of the more effective available checks on the runaway privatization of state services. But the law, which has been the target of continual attacks from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, mbta, pacheco-law, privatization, seiu, suzanne-bump

Capuano, Tierney Join 500+ to Rally Against Fiscal Cliff Cuts

December 11, 2012 By massuniting

With the fiscal cliff looming, Congressmen Mike Capuano (D-Boston) and John Tierney (D-Salem) yesterday kicked off a major rally against potential cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall. The event, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 1199seiu, boston, capuano, congress, Fiscal Cliff, john-tierney, MassUniting, mike-capuano, rally, seiu

On Taking It Back, Or, Wisconsin Recalls, Explained

March 13, 2011 By fake-consultant

"I will tell you this: Any business where two partners don't trust each other, any business where one party says, 'You need to do X, Y and Z because I told you,' is a business that is not only not run well, it is a business that can never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-rights, democrats, economics, economy, labor, law-and-lawyers, politics, recall, republicans, seiu, white-house, wisconsin

Rally for Wisconsin! (on Beacon Hill)

February 19, 2011 By clytemnestra

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

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

August 17, 2010 By fake-consultant

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

The Bank of America Democratic Primary

July 21, 2010 By mac-dalessandro

Cross-posted at Daily Kos. I have spent most of the last decade as New England political director for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).  I'm proud of my work standing up for working families, hospital patients, senior … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 9th-district, bank-of-america, democratic-primary, financial-services, ma-09, mac-dalessandro, netroots, pacs, progressive, seiu, stephen-lynch, u.s.-house-of-representatives

DDS service coordinator system is crumbling (with update)

June 28, 2010 By dave-from-hvad

The Service Employees International Union Local 509 last week filed to reopen the landmark Ricci v. Okin court case, which brought about upgrades in care at Fernald and other state developmental centers in the 1970 and 1980s. The case was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: developmental-disabilities, fernald-developmental-center, patrick-administration, seiu

Woods Hole Housekeepers get their jobs back!

February 13, 2010 By AmberPaw

The Boston Globe reports that the Houskeepers traveled to the trustees meeting in New York City with help from the SEIU.  Apparently, plenty of scientists who work at Woods Hole in the summer,and donors to research there supported … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: housekeeper, living-wage, loyalty, outsourcing, seiu

Coakley SEIU radio ad

December 6, 2009 By ruppert

There has been some discussion here recently about fraud. Such as the Scott Brown absentee voting push. Today I heard an ad on WZLX for Martha Coakley. The ad stated something along the lines of "..as we go to the polls this Tuesday to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: coakley, ma-sen, seiu

At least my union (SEIU) does not overpay executives like those insurance comps.

September 22, 2009 By dcf1234567

At least my union (SEIU) does not overpay executives like those insurance companies This is the modest list of executives at the SEIU main office in 2006 (third number is total pay) Only the following make over 100k in 2006 Service … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: executives, insurance, pay, seiu

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