Frontline Workers, Legislators, & Advocates Rally Support for Legislation to Fill Gaps in Federal Paid Sick Time Bill BOSTON – A majority of both chambers of the state legislature has …
Community, Faith, and Labor Advocates Applaud Start of Most Comprehensive Paid Leave Program in the Nation
Employee and Employer Contributions to State’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Begin Tuesday, Oct. 1 BOSTON – Massachusetts’ new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program will take a major …
662,000 Low-Wage Workers in Massachusetts to Get New Year’s Raise
Minimum Wage to Rise to $12 in First of Five Annual Increases BOSTON – On January 1, 2019, 662,000 low-wage workers in Massachusetts will get a raise when the state’s …
Raise Up Massachusetts to Drop Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Ballot Questions After Historic Win for Working People
Grassroots Coalition Opposes Legislature’s Decision to Eliminate Sunday & Holiday Time-and-a-Half Pay, Inadequate Increase for Tipped Workers BOSTON – The Raise Up Massachusetts coalition of community organizations, religious groups, and …
Raise Up Massachusetts Statement on Ballot Question Legislation Passed Today
BOSTON – The Raise Up Massachusetts coalition of community organizations, religious groups, and labor unions today issued the following statement on legislation passed by the House today that would raise …
Raise Up Massachusetts Letter to Legislative Leadership on State of Negotiations
BOSTON – Raise Up Massachusetts, the coalition of community organizations, religious groups, and labor unions behind ballot questions to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and create a …
Brockton-Area Legislators Hear Loud Demand for Passage of Paid Leave, $15 Minimum Wage from Voters at Brockton Community Briefing
Raise Up Massachusetts’ Statewide Community Briefing Tour Comes to Brockton As Grassroots Coalition Pushes for Passage of Paid Family and Medical Leave, $15 Minimum Wage Bills Brockton, MA – Brockton-area …
Western Mass Legislators Hear Loud Demand for Passage of Paid Leave, $15 Minimum Wage from Voters at Springfield Community Briefing
Raise Up Massachusetts’ Statewide Community Briefing Tour Comes to Springfield As Grassroots Coalition Pushes for Passage of Paid Family and Medical Leave, $15 Minimum Wage Bills Springfield, MA – Western Mass …
Greater Boston Legislators Hear Loud Demand for Passage of Paid Leave, $15 Minimum Wage from Hundreds of Voters at Boston Community Briefing
Raise Up Massachusetts’ Statewide Community Briefing Tour Comes to Boston As Grassroots Coalition Pushes for Passage of Paid Family and Medical Leave, $15 Minimum Wage Bills BOSTON – Greater Boston legislators …
Central Mass Legislators Hear Loud Demand for Passage of Paid Leave, $15 Minimum Wage from Hundreds of Voters at Worcester Community Briefing
Raise Up Massachusetts’ Statewide Community Briefing Tour Comes to Worcester As Grassroots Coalition Pushes for Passage of Paid Family and Medical Leave, $15 Minimum Wage Bills Worcester, MA – Central Mass …