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Deadbeat Councilor Runs for State Senate

January 24, 2012 By witchcitydem1

Why hasn’t any reporter picked up on the fact that only one person running for State Senate in the 2nd Essex District didn’t file her year-end report on time?  The reports were due on January 20, 2012 for the 2011 campaign year, yet Salem … [Read more...]

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

January 2, 2012 By fake-consultant

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

On Doing Better Than 50%, Or, Could More “Made In USA” Mean More Jobs?

August 15, 2011 By fake-consultant

We gotta grow some jobs, and that’s a fact, and we probably aren’t going to be able to do it with big ol’ jobs programs funded by the Federal Government, what with today’s politics and all, and that means if this Administration wants to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, economics, elections, jobs, labor, Made in USA, obama, tsa, union, white-house

Grace’s Signatures

May 11, 2010 By chris-horton

This system is needlessly archane and the signature-gathering process can be daunting, but it can be done if the activist base wakes up early and focuses on the fact that the outcome in November is often determined by what people are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activists, signatures, union

Was Levy Shtuping the help?

May 1, 2010 By fredtsmurch

Is it any surprise that a man who uses his power to keep employees from banding together for their own benefit, would use his power inappropriately with a female subordinate?   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: beth-israel, buster, levy, union

Hundreds rally at state house in support of home care workers

April 14, 2008 By 1199seiu

On April 1,home care workers joined 1199SEIU members, consumers, allies and elected officials to speak out for better wages, benefits, training options and state funding for a contract that improves home care in Massachusetts. Over 5,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor, health-care, healthcare, home-care, labor, union

Why telephone workers are fighting for the good jobs our communities’ need

July 27, 2007 By Rand Wilson

For example, thousands of Verizon Wireless and Business employees want the benefits and protections of a union contract, yet management is opposing their efforts to unite in the IBEW and CWA.  Employees and customers in Northern New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cwa, fairpoint, ibew, labor, telephone-workers, union, verizon, verizon-business, verizon-wireless

Deval’s Vision of Hope for Education

August 8, 2006 By joeltpatterson

It's fair to say that after our recreational governors, many schools in Massachusetts need help.  Some buildings need repair or replacement, many children need early education and full-day kindergarten, and our public higher education … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, education, governor, union, vote-9.19.2006

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