CORPORATE AMERICA’S anti-union rhetoric isn’t tricking the American people anymore. After decades of labor unions being portrayed negatively, the majority of Americans now have a positive view of organized labor. Most people […]
Roxana Rivera
Posted inCriminal Justice
Baker should make immigrant licenses part of road-safety agenda
IN MASSACHUSETTS, thousands of immigrant families risk being separated every time they get in their cars to drive their children to school. In a state where most people believe that […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
Say no to Trump’s anti-labor secretary
ANDREW PUZDER, the CEO of CKE Restaurants and President Trump’s pick for secretary of labor prefers robots over working people. He has said that machines “are always polite, they always […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion, Politics
Fighting for a $15 minimum wage
IN 2014, a coalition of community, faith, and labor organizations called Raise Up Massachusetts led the campaign to raise the state’s minimum wage, which was then just $8 an hour. […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
Time to raise up Boston workers
THE BOSTON OFFICE market is booming. Multinational pharmaceutical companies continue to expand, top students continue to flock to world-class higher education institutions, and cutting-edge tech companies and new start-ups show […]