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Tito Jackson Talks Black Men and Boys in Boston

May 7, 2014 By massmarrier Leave a Comment

The numbers can be grim — longevity, disease outcomes, death by violence, absent fathers, unemployment, imprisonment... Being a Black male, man or boy, in Boston is rough. Tito Jackson is working on that complex status. He came on Left … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: african-american, blackwater, boston, City Councilor, crime, education, Tito Jackson, unemployment

Senate GOP Says “Let Them Eat Cake” To 1.5M Unemployed

January 16, 2014 By john-hosty-grinnell 1 Comment

Are Americans being held hostage by the GOP once again? For over 1.3 million Americans unemployment benefits ended on December 28, 2013 when their federal extension expired. Many people were left unprepared since they expected their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congress, s.1845, senate, unemployment

Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Worker Leader and Time 100 Honoree, Will Speak at the Boston Care Congress on June 16th

June 3, 2012 By jbrelsfo Leave a Comment

Ai-Jen Poo, a gifted community organizer recently honored by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, will speak at the Greater Boston Care Congress on June 16th. The Congress will launch the Massachusetts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, communities, disab, disability, domestic, domestic workers, economy, elder-care, health-care, health-care-in-massachusetts, home-care, immigrant, immigration, labor, labor-unions, long-term-care, love, massachusetts, medical, medicare, national, personal care, politics, random, seniors, social-justice, social-security, taxes, unemployment, workers, workers-rights, working-families

Scott Brown’s Job (Killing) Fair

January 10, 2012 By massuniting 1 Comment

Are you a politician looking to distract constituents from your votes to kill hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide? Don’t want your neighbors to notice your support for massive outsourcing of American jobs? If so, you’re in luck; U.S. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: american jobs act, economy, jobs, ma-sen, mapoli, MassUniting, scott-brown, unemployment, worcester

The 99% Visit Boehner: We’re united, we’re unemployed and we’re not leaving

December 8, 2011 By massuniting Leave a Comment

While thousands rallied outside the Longworth House Office building earlier today, 99 unemployed activists made their way to Speaker John Boehner's office to call for action on jobs. Knocks on the door went unanswered, and we were asked to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 99-percent, boehner, john-boehner, unemployment

Will a Deficit Reduction/Debt Ceiling Deal Help Re-elect Barack Obama?

July 10, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti Leave a Comment

Right now I think the likelihood of Barack Obama being reelected is far from assured. Political commentator Mark Halperin thinks that concluding a deal on deficits and debt will greatly aid Obama in his reelection bid. With regard to how a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2012-elections, barack-obama, Debt Ceiling Negotiations, Deficit Reductions, Great Recession, medicare, Republican Presidential Candidates, social-security, unemployment

Mitt: Scrap the Whole Unemployment Insurance System

December 16, 2010 By hesterprynne 9 Comments

The latest version of Mitt Romney is here (for those of you having a hard time keeping up, this is Mitt 2011.0).   Among the changes:  Mitt now thinks that the whole system of unemployment insurance has got to go.  Here's his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: palin, romney, unemployment

1,000,000 jobs will need filing in Massachusetts by 2016

December 15, 2010 By AmberPaw 1 Comment

1,000,000 jobs will need filling by 2016 - see  Note that 700,000 plus will be jobs that need filing as baby boomers retire or become to old/feeble to work - and most will require certification and training. Again, community college … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: community-college, entitlements, growth-industries, jobs, unemployment

Survey: Mass #1 in Small Business Employment Growth

December 12, 2010 By mannygoldstein 4 Comments

According to the Intuit Small Business Employment Index, Mass had a 0.7% growth in small business employment in November: http://www.marketwatch.com/sto... Not a perfect survey - they only measured states in which more than 1,000 small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: employment, intuit, small-business, unemployment

Statement Received from the National Congress of Black Women on the Obama Compromise

December 8, 2010 By AmberPaw 3 Comments

This is shared to continue the discussion; I am sure not all of us received it.   BARGAINING FOR THE LEAST OF THESE By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. Finally, we have a President who stands up for the least of these!  I applaud the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: compromise, national-congress-of-black-women, president-obama, unemployment

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travtuftsTravis@travtufts·
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Hey #mapoli please tell me come 2022 we are going to remember how Charlie Baker mismanaged the COVID vaccine rollout, vetoed the consensus police reform bill, vetoed abortion access, vetoed the consensus climate bill, didn’t fund the SOA, and slashed transit. Please.

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cdempcChris Dempsey@cdempc·
23 Jan

The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
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"Service cuts punish those who need public transit the most ... Policymakers need to make choices now that will serve the public interest in the long term. They need to ensure the trains & buses keep running." #mapoli https://twitter.com/cdempc/status/1353002390560141318

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The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
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Focus on the record - "small minded and shortsighted" justification for transit cuts that make it tougher to reduce emissions, harm those in need and hold back our recovery #mapoli https://twitter.com/cdempc/status/1353002390560141318?s=20

Chris Dempsey@cdempc

The New York Times Editorial Board(!) writes that @MassGovernor's push for @MBTA cuts in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic is "small-minded and shortsighted".

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/opinion/public-transit-funding.html

#mapoli #mbta #TransitisEssential #TransitisEssentialMA

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BenjaminDowningBenjamin Downing@BenjaminDowning·
21 Jan

Focus on the record - vetoing proposals that would break MA out of our failed transportation status quo https://twitter.com/BenjaminDowning/status/1352325656076541958?s=20

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"Many of the vetoes represent missed opportunities for building a more equitable transportation system for all residents" - well said @MonicaTibbitsN - a thread on how @MassGovernor 's vetoes lock in failed transportation status quo #mapoli https://twitter.com/MonicaTibbitsN/status/1351658881341136900

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