Public Speaks In Support Of Wage Theft Bylaws At Council’s First Reading Of The New Legislation
Report On The Meeting Of The Amherst Town Council (10/19/20) The meeting was held as...
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First Reading of Proposed Wage Theft Bylaws On Council Agenda for October 19
Amherst’s proposed Wage Theft Bylaws will be brought before Town Council for a first reading...
UMass Puts 850 Dining Hall And Residence Hall Staff On Indefinite Furlough
Source:umass.edu UMass Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy, announced in a letter to the campus community dated...
OPINION: AMHERST NEEDS TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM WAGE THEFT
Editor’s Note: This column appeared previously in The Amherst Bulletin. Amherst needs to pass a...
MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR PHASED REOPENING OF SCHOOLS
Source: Massachusetts Teachers Association Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) announced on July 13, a plan for the...
OPINION: IN THE FACE OF MASSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT WE NEED A 21st CENTURY WPA
Editor’s note: this column appeared previously in Labor Notes. How can we help the unemployed...
AMHERST’S PROPOSED WAGE THEFT BYLAW RECEIVES LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE
On June 30, Council President Lynn Griesemer (District 2) received a letter from Cynthia Mark,...
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...
UMASS CAR CARAVAN DEMANDS INCREASED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SAFE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS
The UMass campus has been very quiet these past few months, but that all changed...
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: PROPOSED WAGE THEFT BYLAW WILL PROTECT VULNERABLE WORKERS
Some may think that it’s a strange time to look at the wage theft issue...