by Amy Laura Davidson | Jan 20, 2015 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
National Right to Work Foundation (NRTW), a right wing think tank funded by large corporations, is on a mission to obliterate unions and collective bargaining in Massachusetts. It recently filed unfair labor practice charges against various teachers unions claiming...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 23, 2014 | In Our Opinion...
We join the entire nation in mourning the murder of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. As police union lawyers, we have continually worked with our unions to try to find ways to protect officers. We have bargained for officers’ rights to defend...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Dec 3, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
In late October, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a groundbreaking decision in the long-running dispute between the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). In HTH Corporation, Pacific Beach,...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 22, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
As you know, on November 4, 2014 Massachusetts voters approved ballot question 4 which enacts a new section of MGL c. 149 section 148C and provides for Massachusetts employees to earn and use 40 hours of sick leave in a calendar year. This new law is effective July...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Nov 3, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Polls open tomorrow to decide who will be the next Governor of Massachusetts. This year we have a hotly contested race. We are writing to let you know that we’re voting for Martha Coakley for Governor – and we think you should too! Attorney General Coakley...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Oct 2, 2014 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
In a twist on illegal wage parity proposals, the Department of Labor Relations (DLR) issued Complaints of Prohibited Practice against the Boston Public Health Commission (Commission) for proposing and insisting upon an unlawful health insurance parity clause. (Read...