New Bedford Standard-Times: Family and medical leave benefits under state and federal programs provide job protection to many workers in Massachusetts, but the laws fall short for many when it …
Editorial: Mass. Constitution needs the Fair Share amendment
New Bedford Standard-Times: The Massachusetts House and Senate meet in a joint session today to consider an amendment to the state Constitution that would provide a new source of funding …
Senate president: Minimum wage hike sure to come before legislature or voters
State House News Service: The minimum wage in Massachusetts stands at $11 and no further increases are scheduled, but Senate President Stanley Rosenberg says the Bay State will “absolutely” see …
Raise Up Massachusetts — Invest in a Massachusetts economy that works for everyone
New Bedford Standard-Times: The Massachusetts economy is one of the strongest in the country, but income inequality in our state is consistently ranked among the worst. This imbalance is more …
Legislative Update: February 3, 2017
Broad Support for Raise Up Massachusetts Priorities in Legislature After Successful Co-Sponsorship Drive This year, Raise Up Massachusetts has three legislative priorities: winning paid family and medical leave for Massachusetts …
Raise Up Massachusetts Launches Legislative Campaigns for Paid Leave, $15 Minimum Wage, and the Fair Share Amendment
BOSTON – Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition of community organizations, religious groups, and labor unions, today launched its 2017 legislative campaigns for paid family and medical leave, a $15 minimum wage …
Wages, Taxes, Benefits On Agenda For Powerful Worker Coalition
State House News Service: The coalition that successfully fought to pass an earned sick time law and a higher minimum wage in Massachusetts laid out its sweeping agenda for the …
Workers coalition pushes for $15 minimum wage and surtax on millionaires
Ch. 22 (WWLP): The statewide minimum wage went up at the start of the year by $1 to $11 an hour. Many fast food, retail and other low wage workers are …
Donnelly, Donahue plan to lead push for $15 minimum wage bill
State House News Service: BOSTON — While lawmakers quickly turned attention this session to their own paychecks, advocates are hoping to build momentum behind a bill that would hike the …
Coalition lays out agenda for workers in Mass.
State House News Service: Labor unions, community groups and workers rights organizations set up shop in the Great Hall on Tuesday morning to draw attention to a raft of bills …