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Militant Journalism
For-profit utilities leave thousands in Massachusetts without power at peak of record-breaking heat wave
As temperatures in Boston reached 99 degrees on July 24 — a record high for the day — nearly 20,000…
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Brookline, Mass. Starbucks workers on first indefinite strike to fight retaliation and discrimination
Workers at the 874 Commonwealth Avenue location in Brookline, Massachusetts began an indefinite strike on July 18 — the first…
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Boston’s MBTA catches fire, AGAIN. Who is to blame?
An MBTA Orange Line train caught fire on a bridge over the Mystic River in Massachusetts on July 21. Terrified…
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Charlestown teacher says state receivership is ‘racist,’ and ‘a modern day colonial grab’
"What receivership does is implicitly say communities of color are somehow incapable of providing effective leadership and making decisions that…
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Un maestro de Charlestown dice que la sindicatura estatal es “racista” y “una apropiación colonial moderna”
Lo siguiente se basa en un discurso pronunciado por J. Davis en un mitin del Sindicato de Maestros de Boston…
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Somerville educators ‘stand up for themselves and their students,’ win historic contracts
The Somerville Educators Union ratified two contracts on June 15, making historic gains for both student learning conditions and educator…
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105 educators fired in Malden, Mass. — students lead the fight back!
Students, teachers, parents and community members are demanding the reinstatement of 105 educators who were "pink slipped" in Malden, Massachusetts.
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Hadley, Mass., workers file for first Trader Joe’s union
Trader Joe’s #512 in Hadley, Massachusetts announced publicly on May 14 their intention to unionize. If successful, the Hadley store…
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‘Resources not Receivership’: Teachers union leads fight against state takeover of Boston Public Schools
"What schools need is support and resources, not reprimands and undemocratic takeovers."
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Workers at Planned Parenthood file to join 1199SEIU
Frontline workers seek union recognition to boost recruitment and retention efforts.
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