State’s Paid Family & Medical Leave Program Launching Jan. 1; Minimum Wage to Rise to $12.75 in Third of Five Annual Increases BOSTON – Starting January 1, 2021, millions of Massachusetts …
Raise Up MA Responds to Passage of Senate Budget
Advocates Call for Increased Taxes on Corporate Profits and Unearned Income to Fund Investment in Public Services BOSTON – As COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts continue to surge, the economic toll …
Supermajority in MA House Backs Emergency Paid Sick Time Budget Amendment Up for Vote This Week
As Fall COVID-19 Surge Arrives, Advocates Call For Passage of Budget Amendment to Fill Gaps in Federal Paid Sick Time Bill As the expected fall/winter surge of COVID-19 cases arrives …
Raise Up MA Responds to House Budget Proposal
Advocates Call for Increased Taxes on Corporate Profits and Unearned Income to Fund Investment in Public Services BOSTON – As Beacon Hill faces the likelihood of continued gridlock in Washington, the …
As State Faces Revenue Shortfall, Advocates Continue Calling for Increased Corporate and Unearned Income Taxes to Avoid State Budget Cuts
150+ Community, Faith, Labor, Public Health & Social Service Groups Demand Investment in Public Services to Aid Recovery from the COVID-19 Crisis BOSTON – As state legislators hold a hearing to …
Raise Up Massachusetts, 157 MA Organizations Call for Increased Corporate and Unearned Income Taxes to Avoid State Budget Cuts
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 …