BOSTON — Two days after our Nation of Immigrants celebrated the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Senator Ed Markey joined members of labor and non-profit organizations by the Irish Famine Memorial in downtown Boston to remind federal lawmakers and the Trump administration of the immigrant tradition that has made America great for over 200 […]

Boston, MA— On Thursday, April 13th, immigrant, community and labor advocates of Massachusetts announced plans for a major day of resistance against Trump on May Day—International Workers’ Day—with multiple rallies planned across the Commonwealth thousands will join together to say: we stand together and we resist together. “The Trump administration’s systematic attempt to criminalize immigrants

Boston, MA—32BJ SEIU members and allies will hold a rally tomorrow at @3:30pm at the Irish Potato Famine Memorial to protest President Trump’s counterproductive executive actions on immigration. “Trump´s counterproductive actions will have tragic implications for hundreds of thousands of hard-working, tax-paying immigrant and American citizens alike. His actions today do nothing more than stir

Cambridge, MA—The janitors who clean and maintain buildings and facilities at Harvard University reached a tentative, 4-year agreement an hour after the contract expired. The deal, subject to ratification by the membership, provides a 12.5% increase in wages over the life of the contract and secures employer-paid healthcare. Janitors will make $24.67 an hour by

Boston, MA – With their contract set to expire on Monday, October 31st, the janitors who clean Tufts University voted on Thursday to authorize their union’s bargaining committee to call for a strike if they don’t reach an agreement with Tufts’ contractor C&W Services by October 31st. “We don’t take a strike vote lightly, but