Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill Thursday that will increase the minimum wage, create a new paid family and medical leave program and enact a sales tax holiday in Massachusetts.
Proponents of several proposed ballot initiatives will begin the final stage of their petitioning efforts Wednesday to secure spots on the November 2018 ballot. The proposed ballot questions include a gradual minimum wage increase, paid family leave for working individuals and balanced nurse-to-patient ratios in Massachusetts hospitals.
Nearly 300 people gathered to spread a message to their legislators demanding job-protected paid leave and a $15 minimum wage at Boston’s St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral Tuesday night.
The Massachusetts State House heard two bills on Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 and mandate paid family and medical leave in the state.
Raise Up Massachusetts, an alliance of community,...
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...
Corporate lobbyists filed a legal motion with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday in an attempt to get the Fair Share Amendment taken off of the 2018 ballot.
The amendment, also...
Two potential ballot questions to increase minimum wage in Massachusetts and ensure paid medical and family leave have been approved by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey to start...
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,...
The Massachusetts unemployment rate has increased from 3.1 percent to 3.2 percent in January, according to a press release from the state’s Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
This increase...
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...
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.
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