by Sandulli Grace Staff | Jul 9, 2015 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
Ever feel like you don’t quite get it? Where something seems so simple, but maybe, just maybe, there’s something you’re missing? Like, in the case of the Waltham Police Contract where it says that a decision of an arbitrator will be “final and binding,” doesn’t that...
by Jennifer N. Smith | Apr 8, 2015 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
Many workers in Massachusetts do not qualify to take leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”).[1] Yet, at the same time, in a country where automatic leave to attend to the birth or adoption of child is rare, millions of employees rely on the FMLA to...
by Jennifer N. Smith | Mar 10, 2015 | In Our Opinion..., Labor In The News
An in-depth examination of the career-crushing power of social media in the New York Times Magazine last month, “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life,” (http://nyti.ms/1FC8BfG), illustrates just how fatal off-hand remarks (or ill-advised photos) on social...
by Sandulli Grace Staff | Mar 6, 2015 | Labor In The News, Sandulli Grace In The News
On January 14, 2015, arbitrator Richard Boulanger issued an important injury leave award in favor of the Massachusetts Coalition of Police and its affiliate, the Ipswich Police Association, Local 310. The arbitrator granted Ipswich Police Officer Aaron Woodworth...
by John Becker | Feb 26, 2015 | Great Moments In Labor History, Labor In The News
Feb. 4, 1825: The Ohio legislature authorizes construction of the 249-mile Miami and Erie Canal, to connect Toledo to Cincinnati. More than 4,000 workers, mostly recent immigrants from Ireland and elsewhere, work from sunrise to sunset, earning 30 cents a day. Akron...
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...
