Dear allies, Last month, labor leaders, elected officials, community organizations, and allies came together for our annual Salt of the Earth Awards to celebrate extraordinary leaders who empower [...]

Dear allies, Happy Pride Month! This month, we proudly celebrate love, equality, and visibility alongside the LGBTQ+ community. Together, let’s advocate for justice, embrace diversity, and [...]

Dear allies, Register for the Salt of the Earth Awards and Fundraiser 2023, which will be held on Thursday, June 22 at 5:30 p.m. at 53 State Street on the 12th Floor Roof Deck [...]

Dear allies, Save the date for the Salt of the Earth Awards and Fundraiser 2023! Each year, Community Labor United honors individuals and organizations who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment [...]

Dear allies, This Women’s History Month, and every month, we honor women’s fundamental role in our movements for a voice at work, a healthy environment, and dignified lives for all people. From [...]

Dear allies, As the Massachusetts legislative session begins, Community Labor United is committed to supporting policies that advance and promote human dignity, family-sustaining work, affordable [...]

Dear allies, We wish everyone a wonderful start to the new year! We have so much to look forward to as we jumpstart the new year welcoming Governor Maura Healey and her administration, raising [...]

Dear allies, As 2022 comes to a close, we’re thinking about all our hard work and victories. Together, we saw significant investments through the American Rescue Plan Act funding toward our Pilot [...]

Dear allies, Below you will find opportunities to engage and continue the fight on many issues that affect our communities and allies. Please spread the word by sharing our Facebook posts as well [...]

Dear allies, On election day, Massachusetts voters answered the call to action and said Yes on questions 1 and 4! This hard-earned victory is a testament to the power we’ve built by organizing [...]

Dear allies, There is an important election on Tuesday, November 8. We must create stronger communities by voicing our support for issues that matter to us. Mail-in voting and early voting has [...]

Dear allies, On November 8, voters have the opportunity to change the course of our communities’ futures with a fairer tax system that funds public education and transportation and a transit [...]

Dear allies, Below you will find opportunities to engage and continue the fight on many issues that affect our communities and allies. Please spread the word by sharing [...]

Dear allies, Below you will find opportunities to engage and continue the fight on many issues that affect our communities and allies. Please spread the word by sharing [...]

Dear allies, On Labor Day, we joined the Greater Boston Labor Council, community and union leaders, elected officials, and UNITE HERE Local 26 hotel for a breakfast, march, and rally honoring [...]

Dear allies,  Our public transit system is in crisis. There have been accidents, deaths, fires, understaffing, mismanagement, and now, disruptive shutdowns. Enough is enough! It’s time for [...]

Dear allies,  As we’re all leading the change we wish to see in our communities, we also want to elect leaders who are going to stand with working people, strengthen our movement, and fight [...]

Dear allies, As we approach the end of a summer filled with progress for working people here in Massachusetts and across the nation, we want to thank you all for your support, advocacy, and for [...]

Dear allies, Thank you to all who have supported our work, to all who have answered the call to action, and to our partners who have helped us make it possible. Below you will find opportunities [...]

Dear allies,  Thank you to our many friends and supporters who were able to attend the Salt of the Earth Awards this week. It was an evening of hope and deep appreciation for our shared [...]

Dear allies,  We’re excited to celebrate Juneteenth! There are a number of engaging events, that have been organized in Boston this weekend, and we encourage you to participate! [...]

Dear allies,  We are at an unprecedented moment in our nation’s history, as elected leaders are making historic investments toward rebuilding our nation. Federal funding dollars are crucial [...]

Dear allies,  Below you will find opportunities to engage and continue the fight on many issues that affect our communities and allies. Please spread the word by sharing our Facebook posts [...]

Dear allies,  Each year we recognize May Day, a celebration of the men and women of the labor movement and the efforts of those who are fighting on the ground every day for fair wages and [...]

Dear allies,  Innovative child care, accessible transit, and equitable systems should be at the forefront of shaping our country. With the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act we [...]

Dear allies, Spring is here, and we’re bringing the organizing cheer! Rain or shine, we’re jumping all in and are showing up for one another across issues and communities in Massachusetts. Below [...]

Dear allies,  Thank you for being a supporter and being a powerful force for change. Below you will find opportunities to engage and continue the fight on many issues that affect our communities [...]

Dear allies,  Happy Women’s History Month! We’re proud to work with women leaders in the movement, helping to fight for transit, child care, and racial, economic, and environmental justice. [...]

Dear allies,  Thank you for reading our updates and being a supporter. Below you will find opportunities to engage and continue the fight on many issues that affect our communities and [...]

Dear allies,  Just this week, Massachusetts legislative committees forwarded several bills, advocated for by us and our partners, to build equitable infrastructure in our state. With [...]

BOSTON (State House News Service) – Fearing the state may be losing momentum in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, Sen. Marc Pacheco said Wednesday the committee he chairs would be [...]

In a joint statement, the groups Clean Water Action, Conservation Law Foundation, and Community Labor United said they were disappointed that specific measures to help environmental justice [...]

“Families face tough times as child tax credit ends” (Page A1, Jan. 24) exposes the heartbreaking reality of working-class families with young kids. Families depend on multiple forms of [...]

The article “No plan for low-income fare draws ire” (Metro, Jan. 21) is yet another story on MBTA leadership not doing right by its riders. The facts around the low-income fare system [...]

After a summer with more than 20 days over 90 degrees, the commonwealth’s communities are now contending with single digit cold snaps, and winter has only just started. Extreme temperatures have [...]

Dear allies,  The cases of COVID-19 and its variants, especially Omicron, have been dramatically increasing since the beginning of 2022. On January 15, a requirement for individuals to show [...]

Dear allies,  One year ago, we witnessed the unthinkable actions of insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol. It was difficult to watch the new year begin in tragedy, but we remained united in [...]

Dear friends and allies,  As 2021 comes to a close, let’s reflect on the year behind us. Together, we have seen great victories for our communities and initiatives, such as the passing of [...]

Dear allies,  With the recent passing of a $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Bill, we are hopeful that this country will make critical moves to build a sustainable future. These funds [...]

Dear allies,  Leading up to Election Day, our partners were hard at work encouraging community members to cast their votes. We are proud to recognize their efforts to build a better future [...]

Dear allies,  November 2 is Election Day. We have the opportunity to elect leaders that stand with working families. Though this year may not hold a presidential election, it is equally [...]

Anyone who’s counted on a child-care provider in order to keep their own job knows just how essential — how fundamental — that labor is to a functioning, equitable society. Yet somehow, there’s [...]

Families hit hard by the pandemic need child care relief. Trillions of dollars in social infrastructure spending may soon come down the pipeline for our state to start building a universal child [...]

Dear allies,  As we continue recovery efforts from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must ensure that we’re providing the necessary infrastructure for our communities to [...]

Dear allies,  As we transition to a new phase of this pandemic, safety is of the utmost importance. During these challenging times, we must stand together and fight for the future we [...]

We are excited to announce that Community Labor United was selected by Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health as a funded partner. From October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024, we [...]

Dear allies,  Massachusetts must act now to provide relief for communities in need. In the midst of this pandemic, it is crucial to come together and advocate for meaningful change. [...]

Dear allies,  This Labor Day, we are recognizing and honoring the hard work of frontline workers across Massachusetts, who continued to show up to work as the pandemic wore on. Join us for a [...]

Dear allies, Our world is in need of healing. On August 14, Haiti experienced a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, taking the lives of many and destroying more than 7,000 homes. On August 15, the Taliban [...]

Dear allies, Along with our labor and community allies, we are calling for the estimated $5.3 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to be allocated towards frontline workers, communities of [...]

Dear allies, With our country seeing another increase in COVID-19 cases – especially in Massachusetts – we need to ensure that frontline workers, low-income communities, and communities of color [...]

Dear allies, Summer is here and noting our state’s vaccination rates, life has returned to near normal for many. But the need for a just recovery has only become more evident. Frontline workers, [...]

Dear allies, Each year, Community Labor United recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to improving the lives of working-class families in Greater [...]

Dear allies, Happy Pride Month to our friends and allies of the LGBTQ+ community! We at CLU are proud to stand with our LGTBQ+ community in the fight for equal rights and calling for a more [...]

Dear allies, We have been facing tough challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, we are overcoming these challenges, working towards recovery and shaping the future of our [...]

Dear allies, We continue to make strides in our battle against the coronavirus pandemic, with increased vaccinations and decreasing numbers of infections and cases among the general [...]

Dear allies, Every year on May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, we stand in solidarity with workers all over the country to demand that working families have access to fair wages, [...]

The pandemic has exposed the inequalities in our state’s child care system. Low-income communities and communities of color — especially Black and Latinx mothers, women of color who own small [...]

Dear allies, The events of this last week have put our shared goals and the need to organize in our communities, into sharp focus. Corporate Interference in Our Lives We’d like to [...]

Riders and workers are the lifeblood of our public transit systems. We must ensure that Massachusetts’ public transit systems are affordable, equitable and accessible, and meet the needs of [...]

Dear allies, From the FMCB promising to reverse the MBTA cuts to the vote count beginning in the Alabama Amazon workers’ union drive, the past two weeks have seen important [...]

Dear allies, Community Labor United is deeply pained by the recent events in Atlanta, Georgia, against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. For the past year, Stop AAPI Hate [...]

The US Congress and newly-elected Biden-Harris Administration is providing about a  billion dollars in new COVID relief aid to the MBTA as part of the historic American Rescue PlanHowever, [...]

Dear friends and allies, This Women’s History Month, we recognize and celebrate the contributions of many women who have paved the path for progress and prosperity for women all over the [...]

Governor Baker and Lieutenant Governor Polito’s “small minded and short-sighted” transit policy is hurting low-income communities and communities of color.  Without reliable and affordable [...]

Dear friends, Vaccinations, school reopenings, and climate justice — these three issues are critical for a just recovery for our communities. As we reopen our schools and our economy, it is [...]

Dear friends and allies, The political rubber began hitting the road recently in Washington D.C. and at the state level with new initiatives and changes in power. President Joe Biden has signed [...]

Dear friends, This past week, we witnessed a momentous day in our country’s history — Joseph R. Biden’s swearing-in as the nation’s 46th President and our country’s first Black and Asian American [...]

Dear friends, Recent days have been filled with both amazing victories – wins by President-Elect Joe Biden and both Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in the Georgia runoff election – and major [...]

Dear friends, Together, we’ve been able to blunt the most extreme elements of the disastrous MBTA service cuts that had been planned for next year. Thank you to everyone who took action with the [...]

Dear friends, The recent Thanksgiving holiday looked different for many family gatherings across Massachusetts, and for nonprofit organizations and unions continuing our work to help local [...]

As the Fiscal Management and Control Board gears up to vote on the proposed cuts to the MBTA, our Public Transit Public Good coalition recently released a piece on why these cuts should be [...]

Dear friends, This November’s election was a victory of our democracy, fueled by a racially diverse coalition of workers, young people, urban and suburban voters turning out in [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020 Contact:Press@MassCLU.org NAACP, Neighbor to Neighbor, City Life/Vida Urbana and other advocacy groups call for Pioneer Institute official, [...]

Dear friends and allies, Many of you have done so much to get out the vote and make our voices heard in these historic elections. We are at crossroads in our democracy and the results of these [...]

For decades, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has suffered from a chronic lack of investment. The bottom fell out during the record-breaking winter storms of 2015. Since [...]

Groups call on Pioneer Institute’s Charles Chieppo to resign A FOUR-MONTH-OLD opinion piece published in CommonWealth is igniting fresh controversy. On Friday, a group of [...]

Dear friends and allies, Events in the news this week ranging from the increase in COVID-19 rates to national disputes over mail-in voting and the ruling to cut the U.S. [...]

Dear friends and allies, Our partners are taking bold steps throughout Massachusetts in response to the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic to working families. From Care That Works’ [...]

Dear friends and allies, Fall is approaching, and children, educators and workers are headed back to school. It’s a year unlike any other. The uncertainty caused by the combination of the [...]

Dear friends and allies, As we celebrate Labor Day on Monday by paying tribute to the contributions and achievements of workers, we must especially honor the hard work and commitment of frontline [...]

Dear friends and allies, Our movement has a long history of supporting the Black Freedom Movement, and today we remember this as people march on Washington again on the anniversary of Dr. Martin [...]

Dear friends and allies, It feels like a lifetime ago that Massachusetts became one of the first coronavirus “hotspots” in the country. Since then, our broken system has been laid bare, only to [...]

Dear friends and allies, Working families across Massachusetts continue to struggle with difficult decisions about how to balance working and caring for our families — especially as many school [...]

Dear friends and allies, Our communities have been ravaged by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet there have been many, including a few in our state, that have benefited from the crisis. [...]

If Worcester Public Schools brings students back into buildings in any capacity during the upcoming academic year, registered nurse Tami Hale would be among the first people responsible for [...]

Members of the Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Alliance grappling with school reopening models are calling for better leadership, guidance and planning from the state as teachers are being [...]

Dear friends and allies, During this past week, we saw a number of actions fighting to ensure that our communities recover safely from the impact of COVID-19. From guaranteed housing [...]

Dear friends and allies, It is time we take back the narrative of “reopenings.” Our legislators are determining the well-being of our communities and we need to ensure that they hear our voices. [...]

Recently, Abigail Johnson, the CEO of Fidelity Investments, wrote a LinkedIn post stating that she is “heartbroken and angry that racial discrimination and inequality continue to plague our [...]

Boston-based Santander Bank’s automotive financing arm recently agreed to a more than half a billion dollar settlement in a case brought by 33 states and the District of Columbia over predatory [...]

Before the coronavirus pandemic, many communities in Boston were facing difficulties with safe housing, finding good jobs, caring for family members, and staying healthy. This has only gotten [...]

Dear friends and allies, When we fight, we win! That is what we learned when the Trump administration rescinded its blatant attack on international students who were being forced to choose [...]

Public transit is a public good. And while our public transit systems have been sapped dry by austerity budgeting at the state and federal levels, workers within the state’s beleaguered [...]

Dear friends and allies, For the past few months, we have fought and won many protections for our workers and families. As Massachusetts looks to its third phase reopening, we must remember that [...]

Dear friends and allies, Our partners and allies are working tirelessly toward a #JustRecovery for all from COVID-19, and we continue to work alongside them to ensure that all workers are treated [...]

Does Liberty Mutual, the global insurance company headquartered in Boston, really want to help those suffering from the pandemic’s economic fallout? On one hand, the $43 billion corporation has [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 26, 2020 Contact on behalf of Care That Works Coalition:Vishakha Mathur, 617-485-7709, Vishakha@617MediaGroup.com Investment & Equity needed for child [...]

Dear friends, As we close out this week, we look back to reflect on the recent wins for our communities. The Supreme Court’s decision prohibiting discrimination at the workplace based on sexual [...]

Since March, labor and community groups have raised our voices together against a tax break expansion for multi-state corporations in the Commonwealth. Billionaire corporations and their lobby [...]

Dear allies and supporters, As the Black Lives Matter protests continue across the country, we are proud to stand alongside our brothers and sisters who are fighting to eliminate systemic [...]

BOSTON — The announcement June 1 that day care centers can resume operation in phase two of the Massachusetts reopening was a relief to some families that have been struggling to balance child [...]

Dear friends, We stand with the Black community against systemic racism and police brutality. As we in the labor movement like to say, “an injury to one is an injury to us all.” Read [...]

Community Labor United is deeply pained by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week, just as we are pained by the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, David McAtee and so many [...]

Dear allies and supporters, We hope that you had a safe and healthy week. As Massachusetts continues its four-phase reopening process, let’s take a moment to reflect on the pandemic’s [...]

Dear allies and supporters, On Monday, Governor Baker announced his four-phase reopening plan for Massachusetts. This plan does not take into account those who are greatly affected by this [...]

When Governor Baker’s Reopening Advisory Board (RAB) was announced, the biggest red flag was the lack of representation of labor or community organizations and overrepresentation of corporate [...]

Dear allies and supporters, As we move toward a comprehensive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to be awestruck by the grit and hard work of our essential workers. We applaud them [...]

By Bailey Hu, Molly Kaviar, Ginger Leib, Peiyao Wang The report examines how Boston’s zoning code supports child care provision across the city, especially in terms of accessibility and [...]

Dear allies and supporters, Every May Day — International Workers’ Day — we celebrate the legacy of our labor movement and the undying efforts of our leaders who have spent their [...]

When Governor Baker’s Reopening Advisory Board (RAB) was announced, the most noted voices were the ones that were excluded. The Boston Globe noted, “Baker’s outreach seems ‘small-bore relative to [...]

Town hall speakers underscore dire circumstances facing at-risk communities during COVID-19 due to toxic air, compromised immune system, and lack of appropriate regulation from the State. At a [...]

Dear friends and supporters, We hope that you are staying safe during this pandemic. Every year, on May Day — International Workers’ Day — we celebrate workers by taking the streets. [...]

Santander Bank, whose US business is headquartered in Boston, has recently come under fire for mishandling the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans meant to help small businesses be [...]

Dear friends and supporters, We recognize that this unprecedented crisis poses an incredibly difficult challenge for all workers, parents, families, and communities. At the same time, it is [...]

A recent report by the Public Accountability Initiative revealed that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the multi-billionaire corporations it represents are lobbying against the [...]

Dear friends and supporters, We hope that you are staying safe as we collectively continue to work through the challenges emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. Incredible acts of heroism have [...]

The COVID-19 crisis has set off record levels of unemployment in Massachusetts and beyond, turning the public health crisis into an economic crisis as well.  But while unions, community groups, [...]

Dear allies, As we weather these unprecedented times, we hope you are well and staying safe. At Community Labor United (CLU), we are proud to stand in solidarity with our partners and continue to [...]

Recently, we joined the Massachusetts COVID-19 Response Coalition (MCRC) calling for a people-centered approach to COVID-19 response from Beacon Hill. As a coalition, we are encouraged by several [...]

Dear friends and allies of Community Labor United, In these unprecedented times, we are heartened to unite with and to witness the acts of solidarity and responsiveness that our partners are [...]

IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE to riders and elected officials alike that our public transit systems are in need of transformative change. But often lost in the conversation about fixing the MBTA [...]

We joined more than 70 organizations to sign onto this advertisement which ran in the Boston Globe and Boston Herald. We will not stay silent in the wake of the recent verdict in the Boston [...]

With such chants as “What do we want? Fair fares!” and signs that read “Fares Going Up, Service Going Down,” dozens of supporters of a low-income T fare protested outside the Department of [...]

Equitable fare structure would encourage ridership, promote economic opportunity, and remove the MBTA as an obstacle to economic mobility BOSTON, MA — In the midst of a crisis that has [...]

Community Labor United is thrilled to announce that Lee Matsueda will be joining the CLU team as Co-Executive Director this summer! Since 2001, Lee has worked to build and [...]

When corporations take control of public water systems, they put profit over people. Watch The Story of Water: Who Controls the Way We Drink? to see how cities across the United States are coming [...]

On April 4, 2019, we came together on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis where he was supporting public sector workers on strike to demand racial and [...]

As we lionize the work and legacy of Dr. King, and celebrate the work of public sector and unions to uplift the middle class, it cannot be missed that our private sector has done nothing to [...]

On Governor Baker’s watch, the Department of Public Utilities recently rejected a proposal that would tie National Grid and Eversource’s massive performance bonuses to their ability to serve [...]

This interview with Maria Belen Power, of Green Roots, was conducted and condensed by frank news. Photos by Haley Albert. Chelsea is the smallest and second most densely populated city in the [...]

On Wednesday, current and former workers of Happy Lamb Hot Pot demonstrated against owners who have fostered a hostile work environment and who are accused of stealing $800,000 in workers’ wages. [...]

In a Boston Business Journal Op-Ed, CLU Executive Director Darlene Lombos joined Karen Chen, Executive Director of the Chinese Progressive Association to highlight why the recently passed [...]

In a Boston Globe op-ed,  CLU Executive Director Darlene Lombos joined with Congresswoman-elect Ayanna Pressley and Boston Teachers Union President Jessica Tang to expose how National Grid is [...]

Maria Belén Power had never heard of a microgrid when the idea was proposed as a climate resiliency initiative for her city, Chelsea, a predominantly Hispanic community bordering the heavily [...]

Private companies are polluting and profiting off public land. The cost paid by our communities is too high. Governor Baker has allowed corporate polluters to treat our neighborhoods like toxic [...]

On Tuesday, October 30th, we joined parents, teachers, and education advocates to unmask the Pioneer Institute’s efforts to profit off the privatization of public services — and in [...]

LYNN — Community activists took to Lynn Beach earlier this month to protest waterfront development as flooding continues to be a problem in the city. The Nov. 3 protest was part of a statewide [...]

If you put in an honest day’s work, you should get an honest day’s pay. It’s that simple. The problem is, it’s not happening. Wage theft is occurring across the Commonwealth and dishonest [...]

Jamaica Plain families are breathing a collective sigh of relief that public schools reopened last week, after spending the summer scrambling to piece together childcare options that don’t break [...]

Hundreds of us marched on Beacon Hill last week with a clear message for lawmakers: No more victims. No more excuses. Stop wage theft now. “Every day there are 1,000 victims of the wage [...]

No parent should have to worry about being able to secure high-quality, affordable childcare, but all too often, they do. We recently co-sponsored a briefing for state lawmakers on the issue, [...]

By Michael P. Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 14, 2018…..Disappointed activists trying to mount a late-session push for a bill to crack down on employers who fail [...]

Michael P. Norton State House News Service As the Senate gears up for a Thursday debate on the issue, proponents of legislation targeting “wage theft” by employers are launching an ad [...]

In a recent Patriot Ledger op-ed, early education teacher Beth Fauteux and CLU’s senior researcher Nicole Rodriguez discuss how the state legislature can support working mothers and their [...]

CLU’s Lindsay McCluskey in Conversation with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. This week CLU’s senior organizer Lindsay McCluskey sat down with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston to discuss how [...]

A recent article in Pacific Standard examined the impact of short-term rentals, like Airbnb, on Boston’s Chinatown. The recent boom of short-term rentals in the neighborhood have displaced [...]

In an op-ed published earlier this month in CommonWealth Magazine, our executive director, Darlene Lombos discussed how Community Choice Energy is allowing communities in our state to choose [...]

On January 25th Representative Michael Moran and local officials met with constituents at an in-district meeting at the Brazilian Worker’s Center in Allston. The meeting focused on the impacts of [...]

We are excited to announce that Dorchester local Noemi “Mimi” Ramos has been selected to participate in The Roddenberry Foundation’s 2018 fellowship program. Her fellowship [...]

Boston, MA – On December 19th, members of our community joined forces with the Chinese Progressive Association for a rally in support of passing “An Act to Prevent Wage Theft and Promote [...]

On October 4th, the Boston City Council unanimously voted in favor of an order authorizing the adoption of Community Choice Energy, which will increase the use of clean energy throughout Boston [...]

  BOSTON — While Airbnb brings tourists into Boston’s historic Chinatown, local residents say the mammoth company along with profiteering landlords, who may be skirting city [...]

This content was written by Maurice Cunningham and originally published on the WGBHMassPoliticsProfs blog. Mom and pop education organizations in Massachusetts seem to crop up just as fast as [...]

Right-wing special interest groups’ privatization scheme to underfund public services causes funding gaps in education, healthcare and public transportation, impacting vital public [...]

Last week In the Public Interest issued a statement addressing the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan. The statement by Donald Cohen, Executive Director of ITPI, criticized the plan [...]

On April 24, elected leaders including Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey joined workers’ advocates at a press conference where advocates urged for swift passage of “An Act to Prevent Wage Theft [...]

Coinciding with International Women’s Day, “A Day Without Women” is a national day of action that calls for pay equity, access to child care and affordable housing, and immigrant rights. On [...]

In a historic city like Boston, aging infrastructure gives way to natural gas leaks along the miles of pipeline stretching beneath the city. In fact, the Environmental Defense Fund reported that [...]

NORWOOD, MA – Dozens of protesters, including workers who say they are owed more than $15,000 in back wages, gathered on Route 1 in Norwood on January 13 before marching on the offices of [...]