On November 9th, students at Harvard University launched #OccupyHarvard. Even though only Harvard students were allowed to enter Harvard Yard (the location of the occupation), the occupation continues to hold strong.
For more info on Occupy Harvard, visit www.occupyharvard.net
On November 2nd, hundreds of Massachusetts students, teachers, and workers rallied to demand “Education for the 99%!”
Around 1:30 a.m. on October 11th, over 130 people from the Occupy Boston movement were arrested for civil disobedience at the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
Thousands of students marched through the streets of Boston to show their solidarity with the Occupy Boston movement. Get more info about the Student Occupy movement at www.collegesoccupyboston.com
On September 30th, over 3,000 people marched on Bank of America to demand an end to corporate greed. 24 were arrested for civil disobedience when they sat down and refused to leave until justice was served to those who have been unfairly kicked out of their homes by Bank of America. The fight continues!
Everybody gets sick sometimes, but not everyone can afford to take a day off from work. In order to ensure a better quality of life for all Massachusetts residents, we need Paid Sick Days for all employees. To learn how you can support the Massachusetts Paid Sick Leave Coalition, visit www.masspaidleave.org
On Labor Day 2011, SEIU 615 led a march from Cambridge City Hall to the Cambridge Commons. Hundreds attended to show their support for the janitors at GE and Harvard University, as well for all working people in Massachusetts and around the world.
Calling him “worse than George W. Bush,” Latino activists threatening to abandon President Obama’s 2012 re-election bid delivered petitions to Democratic Party headquarters in Boston and five other cities yesterday, warning their crucial political support is fading fast.
Striking workers bring the picket to the Four Seasons Hotel with some questions for Verizon CFO Francis Shammo.
Click here to find a picket in your town!
"Shame on Shammo": Come Meet the Verizon CFO!
10:30am today, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. Drop by to say hello to Verizon’s head accountant.
Sharp Rift in Strike at Verizon
The strike is the largest in the nation since 74,000 General Motors workers walked out for two days in 2007, although some union leaders warned that the Verizon strike could last much longer because the two sides remain far apart.
The families of 6,000 Verizon workers in Massachusetts need your support. Click here to take action!
UMass Students Not Happy With Health Proposal
Angry over a plan that students said would require them to pay more for health coverage, students from UMass Amherst and Dartmouth protested outside the university president’s office in Boston yesterday.
Co-insurance is no insurance. It’s dangerous, it’s unfair, and UMass must ban it from all student health plans. Click here to help the administration get the message.
To help UMass president Robert L. Caret better understand the harmful effect “co-insurance” fees will have on thousands of students, we’ll be paying his office a little visit this Monday at noon. Come join us at 225 Franklin Street in Boston, and demand affordable health care for students. Co-insurance is no insurance!
Verizon Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
“Verizon has put on the table the most aggressive set of contract demands we’ve ever seen,” said Robert Master, a spokesman for the communications workers. “From our perspective, this hugely profitable company that made $20 billion over the last four years, despite the worst economy in 75 years, seems determined to turn tens of thousands of secure middle-class jobs into lower-wage, much less secure jobs.”
So $20 billion in profits was somehow turned into severe cutbacks for workers? This strike is going to be big. Come out to support Verizon workers at 6pm this Thursday in Post Office Square.
No red carpet for Walmart in Somerville
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s plan to open its first grocery-only market in the Northeast in Somerville is already running into a roadblock, as the city’s mayor is raising questions about the retail giant’s employee practices.
Joseph Curtatone said in a statement yesterday that he has “deep concerns about Wal-Mart’s labor policies that must be addressed before we can support them moving into our community.’’
We share Mayor Curtatone’s concerns, and look forward to his support as our coalition organizes to make Walmart accountable to the Somerville community.
