MASSACHUSETTS HAS a crisis on its hands. The Commonwealth faces an alarming labor shortage, with fewer people participating in the workforce and more of the Commonwealth’s residents choosing to move […]
Frank Callahan
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PLAs get a big lift from Biden
PRESIDENT BIDEN’S recent executive order #14063 on the use of project labor agreements for federal construction projects is a major step toward fulfilling the pledge to build America back better. It’s […]
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Holyoke Soldiers’ Home labor agreement praised
IT’S BEEN JUST over a year since news broke of the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home that killed 77 veterans and infected 84 more. In reviewing what went […]
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AG falling behind in fighting wage theft
LEFT UNCHECKED and under-enforced, the illegal practice of stealing workers’ wages has become a business-as-usual activity in every corner of the Commonwealth. Without sufficient resources to investigate violations and bring […]