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Groups push how vote on Question 1 would impact Mass. hospitals

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How long you have to wait the next time you go the emergency room has become the latest battleground in the war over Question 1.

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7 days ago

>Five thousand workers in Boston, Detroit, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose walked off the job the week of Oct. 3. Strikes in Hawaii, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver are imminent.

>This is an unprecedented national coordination by the union and for the whole working class against a behemoth that has obtained a new property every 18 hours by buying out dozens of hospitality companies around the world — from big chains like Sheraton and Westin to smaller brands and independent operations.

>Since the purchase of Starwood and Protea, Marriott now owns 136 hotels in Africa and is constructing 65 more, for a total of holdings in 27 countries on the continent. Stateside, Marriott is out to bust the union and, like the Trump Organization, is the face of a complicated network of financiers and corporate interests that are mostly unknown to the public.
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Hotel workers unite in national strike

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Following the successful September strike of UNITE HERE hotel workers in Chicago, workers in ten cities with unionized hotel locations have taken near unanimous strike votes. These sites have recen…

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7 days ago

What's Disgusting? Union Busting?

>Unite Here, represented in Boston by Local 26, knows Marriott earned some $1.4 billion in net income from its global empire in 2017, its first full year with the Starwood hotel group in its fold.

>But Maryland-based Marriott isn’t the only company raking it in from the Boston hotels. The actual owners of these Marriott-managed properties get a big piece, too. The operating profits from four of the seven Marriott hotels are public record: They’re owned by real estate investment trusts, publicly traded firms that disclose financial data about their holdings.

>Host Hotels owns the city’s biggest hotel, the Sheraton Boston in the Back Bay. The 1,220-room hotel generated $28.4 million in operating profit, as defined in accountant-speak as EBITDA, last year. The Westin Copley was more lucrative for LaSalle Hotel Properties ($31.5 million). The Westin Waterfront was Diamondrock’s most profitable hotel in its nearly 30-property portfolio ($28.8 million), and Pebblebrook reported $9 million in profits from its smaller W Hotel here. In at least two places, profits fell from 2016, but not by much.
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Owners of hotels hit by Boston strike enjoy hefty profits - The Boston Globe

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Maryland-based Marriott isn’t the only company raking it in from the Boston hotels. The actual owners of these Marriott-managed properties get a big piece, too.

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1 week ago

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Uber UK strike: users urged not to cross 'digital picket line'

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Public asked not to use app during drivers’ strike, which follows last week’s McStrike in push to unionise gig economy

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2 weeks ago

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Strikers expected to rally at the Ritz this afternoon after Yankees players cross picket line - The Boston Globe

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Striking hotel workers plan to publicly rebuke New York Yankees players, who belong to the players’ union, for failing to respect a picket line at the posh hotel, the union president said.

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2 weeks ago

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2 weeks ago

>Though an investigation has yet to report precise findings about the cause of the explosions, community groups, organized utility workers, environmental and Indigenous rights activists and other experts alike voiced outrage that this problem was likely rooted in preventable overpressurization of many miles of outdated gas lines owned and maintained by Columbia Gas. This was confirmed when the federal agency handling the investigation announced its inquiry will focus on overpressurized gas lines, pressure sensors and pipe inspections protocols.

>USW utility workers locked out

>Among community members angry about the preventable disaster are more than 1,100 Greater Boston Area gas utility workers in United Steelworkers Locals 12003 and 12012, who have been locked out by National Grid in Massachusetts since late June. National Grid PLC, headquartered in London, is a transnational utility company, among the 300 largest publicly traded companies in the world, and the largest gas utility in Massachusetts. Rather than dedicate its vast resources to improve safety, the company wields its record profits to further investment in pipelines and fracked gas and to push an agenda of union busting that reverberates across the industry to smaller companies like Columbia Gas.

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Bosses’ greed cited in Massachusetts gas disaster

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2 weeks ago

Victory to Local 26 ON STRIKE!
Marriot - Just Contract Now!

>Hotel workers walked off the job at seven Marriott hotels in Boston Wednesday morning, launching the first hotel strike in the city’s history following months of fruitless contract negotiations.

>The job action involves more than 1,500 Marriott International employees, from housekeepers to bartenders to bellmen at the Aloft Boston Seaport District, Element Boston Seaport District, Ritz-Carlton Boston, Sheraton Boston, W Hotel Boston, Westin Boston Waterfront, and Westin Copley Place.
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Workers at Marriott hotels in Boston go on strike - The Boston Globe

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The job action involves more than 1,500 employees, from housekeepers to bartenders to bellmen, at seven Boston locations.

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2 weeks ago

Solidarity with Teamsters 251, RI School Bus Drivers on strike against First Student, Inc Union Busting. Contract Justice NOW! ... See MoreSee Less

No meetings scheduled between bus drivers, First Student as strike continues

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Students who ride the bus in Providence were without transportation to and from school again on Monday as the city's bus drivers picketed for the third day.

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2 weeks ago

By unanimous, boisterous vote of USW Local 8751 Membership on 9/26/2018,
Fight Back by every means available!

Demonstrate! Protest! Occupy! Shut It Down! and
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3 weeks ago

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Utility Union Leaders Ask for Assistance from Locked Out Workers During Merrimack Valley Emergency | USW | Lockout at National Grid

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Media Contact: Laura Wareck | lwareck@oneillandassoc.com | 978-660-9587 Gas and utility union leaders working for Eversource, Columbia Gas, Liberty Utilities, U

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3 weeks ago

#PovertyDoesntFlyOn Oct. 2 Airport workers at 40 airports in 13 countries around the world will rise up against the greed of the aviation industry calling for good jobs and trade union rights. In Korea, workers of all occupations from pilots to terminal security will come together at Incheon Airport. #PovertyDoesntFly ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

Thank you, Jamel Saiegh, Health & Safety trainer extraordinaire!

Hey you all, Clean your damn phone, and get your damn shot!
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Team Solidarity- the Voice of United School Bus Union Workers

3 weeks ago

>Just as unions of yesteryear fought for generations to win a weekend and eight-hour day, labor advocates argue that in advanced economies today, both employers and workers have already earned a less-intense, reduced workweek. By lowering hours or adding days off—without sacrificing productivity and, as TUC proposes, “with no reduction to living standards”—labor could wrest some of the workday from capitalism’s grip, while yielding dividends not just for the economy but also for public health and the environment.
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How Would You Feel About a 4-Day Workweek?

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As productivity has soared, time off has not kept pace. It’s time to change that.

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4 weeks ago

Solidarity with Local 26! One Job Is Enough!We say ONE JOB SHOULD BE ENOUGH. Boston Marriott hotel workers are prepared to fight for it! ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

Den of thieves, crooks and murders at the White House, leak
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Trump Administration Orders NLRB Staff To Step Up Prosecution Of Labor Unions

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The current administration’s war on unions escalated with a new directive to staffers. Bloomberg BNA reports: “Labor unions will likely face more litigation from dissatisfied workers and right-to-...

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1 month ago

Larry Hanley, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents thousands of transit workers in the Baltimore-Washington region, said the charges alleged in the Baltimore lawsuit are an example of the problems with privatization. “This is criminal behavior and officers of the company who are responsible should be criminally charged,” he said. “Baltimore should end this contract immediately.”
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Baltimore sues bus operator Transdev, alleging it overcharged the city by $20 million

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The lawsuit alleges the company billed the city for thousands of hours more than were actually worked to provide the bus service known as Charm City Circulator.

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