OPINION: PROMOTING WAGE JUSTICE: PROPOSED AMHERST BYLAWS TO PREVENT WAGE AND TIP THEFT
By Pat De Angelis, Mandi Jo Hanneke, and Cathy Schoen Thousands of low-wage workers in...
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OPINION: TOWN CONSIDERS SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY BYLAW
by Pat De Angelis and Mandi Jo Hanneke On May 4, we introduced to the...
OPINION: I SAY NO, I SAY YES
I will be blunt. In Amherst, as everywhere else, historical continuity has hit “pause” and...
REPORT ON THE MEETING OF THE TOWN SERVICES AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE (6/15/20)
The meeting was called to order at 9:33 a.m. and was held via Zoom webcast. ...
FROM OTHER SOURCES: NEWS AND FEATURES FOR AND ABOUT AMHERST (#23)
Editor’s Note: “From Other Sources” offers links to selected articles that might be of interest to...
AMHERST RESIDENTS DISCUSS POLICING POLICIES WITH TOWN OFFICIALS
A webinar for Amherst area residents entitled “Racial Equity and Public Safety in the Town...
PIONEER VALLEY WORKERS CENTER LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT AMHERST WAGE THEFT BYLAW
Seeks Support For Petition Drive Source: Pioneer Valley Workers Center BackgroundWage theft is a growing...
UMASS RESEARCH ON WORKING CONDITIONS OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS CAN INFORM SAFER REOPENING
Source: UMass News and Media UMass Amherst researchers surveyed over 2,500 essential workers in Massachusetts...
LETTER: ENDANGERED BIRD HABITAT THREATENED BY DOG PARK
The anti-environmental bias of the Trump Administration has loosened federal environmental regulations across the board,...
NEW BYLAW PROPOSED ON TOWN USE OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
JOINT MEETING OF THE TOWN SERVICES AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE AND THE TOWN COUNCIL A joint...
TOWN COUNCILORS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT PROPOSED WAGE THEFT BYLAW
REPORT: SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE TOWN SERVICES AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE...