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...
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...
