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"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.

Scarborough, ME - AFSCME corrections officers in Maine got a preview last night of the type of labor-friendly governor Mike Michaud would make when the candidate stopped by a regular monthly meeting of Local 2968 in Scarborough.
 


From Socialistworker.org
April 15, 2014

The Socialist - John Chambers reports from Burlington on a battle involving union workers and their supporters at one of the largest employers in the state of Vermont.

The Howard Center in Burlington, VT

Burlington, VT – In yet another sign that Local 1674 is becoming stronger by the day, AFSCME members working at Vermont’s Howard Center turned out in force last night for a meeting of the organization’s board of directors.
 

REPORT: MASS. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES “WAY BEHIND,” AFFECTING ER OPERATIONS

http://www.statehousenews.com

By Michael Norton
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

After several months of attempting to convince Vermont’s largest human services provider to comply with a state law mandating a modest pay three-percent increase for its workers, Council 93 is hauling the organization into court to get members the money they both need and deserve. 

From Taunton Daily Gazette

TAUNTON — Massachusetts Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley said on Saturday that she supports Taunton State Hospital and keeping the facility open for mental health care in the future.

A group of custodians working at St. Michael's College in Vermont set new standards for fair pay and working conditions on the campus by ratifying the first union contract in the 110 year history of the college.