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Rally encourages Massachusetts residents to apply for public sector jobs
State and local leaders joined the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees to address labor shortages in the commonwealth. -
Mass. Planned Parenthood union reaches first tentative agreement
Workers’ wages would go up and parental leave would be expanded for union members if the contract is ratified. -
Trader Joe’s employees protest alleged retaliation against union organizers
Union workers are calling for the reinstatement of a worker they say was terminated for his union support. -
Uber- and Lyft-backed group launches new effort to officially make drivers ‘contractors’ on 2024 ballot
New initiative could afford expanded benefits. -
Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans
After four weeks of working as a background actor on the Disney+ series WandaVision during the pandemic, Alexandria Rubalcaba was told by the production… -
Still in Senate limbo, acting US Labor Secretary Su says she’s ‘embedding equity in everything we do’
At the NAACP convention Tuesday, Su staked out a pro-union stance and zeroed in on closing the racial wealth gap. -
Lawmakers demand answers after worker killed in Newburyport factory explosion
Company has a 20-year record of safety citations -
McDonald's franchises face more than $200,000 in fines for child-labor law violations
Three McDonald's franchisees are being fined more than $200,000 after breaking federal child labor laws, including employing, but not paying two… -
This company adopted AI. Here's what happened to its human workers.
Lately, it's felt like technological change has entered warp speed. Companies like OpenAI and Google have unveiled new Artificial Intelligence systems… -
Cambridge tries giving thousands of low-income residents money, no strings attached
Starting in July, Cambridge’s poorest families will all receive $500 a month in a new guaranteed income program.