Labor
Lawyers representing indigent defendants have drawn the ire of legislators and the governor as they refuse low-paying work
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Health
Nurses at the Northampton hospital say they're facing “unsafe staffing conditions, uncompetitive wages, and potential hikes to health insurance costs.”
Education
Nearly 200 workers took part in the multi-union strike Tuesday. They include the school's dining workers, facilities staffers, and housekeepers.
Immigration
Federal agents have already disappeared some living without legal status in western Mass; for others, fear pervades.
Labor
Via the state attorney general's office and preventive city ordinances, local workers are fighting to get their full paychecks.
Education
After a decade of receivership, members of the Holyoke Teachers Association feel the state’s exit plan comes up short of justice for the predominantly...
Education
Over 500 food workers at the private school have become the latest western Mass union members to secure their first contract.
Labor
In 2023, the workers became just the second of the book seller's stores to unionize. Now, they're among the first to ratify a first...
Labor
On May Day, teachers staged “walk-ins," nurses picketed in front of Baystate Medical Center, peace activists protested, and hundreds took to the streets of...
Education
The Springfield Education Association is asking for pay raises, more sick days, and parental leave. They say they’re organizing so educators feel they have...
Labor
Following a dress code crackdown in November and the firing of a unionized staff member in January, the River Valley Co-op union has moved...
Labor
More western Mass workers unionized in 2024 than in any previous year since at least 2019. Staffers at two local Starbucks say they're next.