Raise Up Massachusetts — a coalition composed of labor, community and religious organizations — submitted two initiative petitions on Tuesday to the state legislature, calling for paid family and...

Around 90 Massachusetts economists, including two Boston University economics professors, pledged their support for a $15 minimum wage in an open letter to Massachusetts lawmakers last week. The...

Approximately 100 people stood in the rain to voice their support for an increased minimum wage at Boston Common Tuesday afternoon. The protest was one of around two dozen called “Fight Racism,...

Andy Puzder, Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Labor, is pretty darn controversial. The main reason, of course, is that labor interests naturally conflict with managerial or business interests. It’s...

The statewide minimum wage increased from $10 an hour to $11 on Jan. 1, according to a press release issued by Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition that fights for higher minimum wage in Massachusetts. This...

More than 600 people rallied in the Great Hall at the Massachusetts State House Tuesday afternoon to campaign for a $15 minimum wage legislation as a part of the National Day of Action. Throughout...

Approximately 400 Boston-area residents gathered Thursday afternoon at the Massachusetts State House to rally to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The rally, organized by nonprofit group...

Efforts to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for fast food workers and big box retail employers has taken a step forward after action by a committee in the Massachusetts State Legislature Tuesday. WageAction...

Boston University students rallied Tuesday at Marsh Plaza in support of Fight for $15, a national movement that advocates for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. About 10 students and...