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Local 1700 Defeats Privatization Effort in Duxbury

"Congratulations to the members of AFSCME Local 1700 Duxbury School Custodians on their victory over a short-sited plan to privatize custodial services in Duxbury this morning.

HowardCenter workers speak about wages, work conditions 06/12/2014

HowardCenter workers speak about wages, work conditions
From Burlington Free Press

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By Elizabeth Murray

AFSCME Signs Historic First Contract Between State of Vermont and Local 4802 Home Care Workers 06/12/2014

BURLINGTON, VT - The more than three-year process to bring the benefits of union membership to more than 7,500 Home Care workers in Vermont today culminated with the signing of the workers first contract with the state.

Tentative Contract for Vermont Home Care Workers Garners National Media Attention 06/02/2014

The landmark tentative agreement recently reached between AFSCME Council 93 Local 4802 and the State of Vermont was recently the subject of a Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report.  The report is read every day by thousands of the nation’s foremost union leaders, labor and employment attorneys, legislators, business executives and government officials.  It provides reliable, analytical coverage of key labor legislation, court decisions, regulatory actions, administrative rulings, and collective bargaining news.  The Bl

Mass. Senate budget proposal keeps beds at Taunton State Hospital 05/15/2014

From Taunton Daily Gazette

Rory Schuler, City Editor
Taunton Daily Gazette
May 14, 2014 at 8:35 PM

Taunton State Hospital may have a fighting chance.

A state budget proposal released by the Senate’s Ways and Means Committee calls for the retention of the 45 beds still in use at the facility, despite the governor’s call for closure.

HowardCenter and Other Provider Agencies Working Against the Best Interests of Their Direct Care Workers 05/09/2014

MONTPELIER - The leader of an organization of the HowardCenter and 15 other providers of developmental and behavioral health-care services in Vermont is working overtime in Montpelier right now to convince legislators to strip language in the budget that would mandate a 2% increase for direct care workers.

AFSCME Parking Enforcement Officers Literally Dodge a Bullet on the Job 05/07/2014

AFSCME Parking Enforcement Officers Literally Dodge a Bullet on the Job

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BOSTON - The longstanding problem of physical assaults on AFSCME City of Boston Parking Enforcement Officers reached violent and disturbing heights early yesterday morning when an attempt was made on the lives of two officers as they were doing their jobs near 67 Washington Street in Dorchester.  

Laid-off Weymouth crossing guards offered jobs back 04/30/2014

Christian Schiavone
The Patriot Ledger
Apr. 30, 2014

From the Patriot Ledger

A group of laid-off crossing guards have been offered their jobs back after a state appeals board ruled that the town unfairly eliminated them and replaced them with lower paid, non-union workers.

Weymouth crossing guards win again 04/24/2014


From Weymouth News
April 24, 2014

By Ed Baker

A recent ruling by the Commonwealth Employment Relations Board could pave the way for 14 school traffic supervisors who were laid off in June 2010 under a budget cut to return to their jobs and receive back pay.