Public Health & Social Service Organizations Join Community, Faith, & Labor Groups to Demand Investment in Public Services to Aid Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis BOSTON – In a letter sent to legislators …
As Large Corporations and Shareholders Continue to Profit During COVID-19 Crisis, Polling Shows Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Raising Corporate and Unearned Income Taxes
Community, Faith and Labor Coalition Highlights Corporations and Wealthy Shareholders Failing to Pay Their Fair Share to Support Our Economic Recovery BOSTON – Six months into the COVID-19 public health …
Emergency Paid Sick Time Legislation Advances With Unanimous Bipartisan Vote of Labor & Workforce Development Committee
As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Advocates Call For Quick Passage of Legislation to Fill Gaps in Federal Paid Sick Time Bill BOSTON – The state’s Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development …
Raise Up Massachusetts to Launch ‘Invest in Our Recovery’ Campaign With Statewide Demonstrations
Community, Faith, & Labor Groups to Warn Against Severe State Budget Cuts and Advocate for Investments in Our Economic Recovery; Call for Increased Taxes on Profitable Corporations and Their Wealthy …
As Essential Workers Continue Risking Their Lives Due to Lack of Paid Sick Time, Community, Faith, and Labor Advocates Stress Urgency of Passing Emergency Paid Sick Time Legislation Before Reopening Continues
Virtual Hearing on Emergency Paid Sick Time Legislation Backed by Majority of Legislature Ends Today BOSTON – Community organizations, faith-based groups, and labor unions across the Commonwealth, as well as national …
Public Health and Workplace Safety Advocates Urge Passage of Emergency Paid Sick Time in MA, Calling it an ‘Essential Public Health Tool’ to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic
Virtual Hearing on Emergency Paid Sick Time Legislation Backed by Majority of Legislature Continues Today BOSTON – Public health and workplace safety advocates submitted testimony to the legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor and …
Frontline Workers Testify to Joint Labor Committee About Urgent Need for Emergency Paid Sick Time in MA
Raise Up Massachusetts Calls for Passage of Legislation Backed By Majority of Legislature BOSTON – Frontline workers submitted testimony to the legislature’s Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development today as part of …
Raise Up MA Coalition Calls for New State Revenue To Avoid Severe Budget Cuts During COVID-19 Downturn
In an open letter to state legislators sent today, the Raise Up Massachusetts coalition of community groups, faith-based organizations, and labor unions called for legislators to pursue progressive revenue options in order to …
Majority of Legislature Endorses Emergency Paid Sick Time Legislation Backed by Raise Up MA Coalition
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 …
Legislation Filed to Implement Emergency Paid Sick Time for MA Workers
Community, Faith, & Labor Coalition Supports Legislation to Fill Gaps in Federal Paid Sick Time Bill For Immediate ReleaseApril 20, 2020 Contact: Andrew Farnitano, andrew@crawfordstrategies.com, 925-917-1354 BOSTON – The Raise …