Massachusetts AFL-CIO's Sox Ads Push Labor Day's Meaning - Boston Herald
Reclaiming legacy of slain, forgotten Jewish labor leader - Jewish Times of Southern New Jersey
" Any student of American labor history knows the name Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor in 1886. He was hugely influential in U.S. politics and left an indelible mark on the lives of millions of working Americans."
11 unions say UMass bargaining in bad faith - Boston Globe
"With contract negotiations flagging, labor unions at the state's colleges and universities have filed a complaint of unfair labor practices against the state Board of Higher Education and the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts, accusing them of bargaining in bad faith."
Standing Up to Union-Busting - Counter Punch
Labor Rally Protests "Union Busting" Consulting Firm - Open Media Boston
CEO salaries: Executive excess - Boston Globe
Local Dems head to Denver - Milford Daily News
"Also attending will be Marlborough resident and Massachusetts AFL-CIO political director Robert Bower."
Massachusetts AFL-CIO Leads Rally to Stop Union-Busting
Two Boston Sheet Metal Workers Risk Lives to Save Rail Passenger - AFL-CIO Blog
"The third rail in Boston’s subway system carries 600 deadly volts of electricity. But that danger didn’t stop A.J. Pugliese Jr. and Robert Johnson, members of Sheet Metal Workers..."
Crane collapse fatality probed - Weymouth News
"Robert Harvey, an ironworker who grew up in Quincy and was looking forward to celebrating his second wedding anniversary in September, was helping his co-workers dismantle the crane..."
