SOMERVILLE WIRE: NOVEMBER 17, 2023 WEEKLY ROUNDUP
World Day of Remembrance … and More!
MORE CITY WORKERS QUIT AMIDST DELAYED NEGOTIATIONS
Long-awaited wage study could arrive by end of November
CITY WORKERS DEMAND FAIR WAGES
After 16 months without a contract, SMEA says people are beginning to quit
ROSEBUD WORKERS LOSE A COMMUNITY
Two former employees discuss Rosebud’s closing and overhaul
EVENT: SOMERVILLE TEACH-IN ON UNIONS AND RACIAL/ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Light food & beverage starting at 6:30 p.m.
Somerville Public Library
79 Highland Ave.
US2 MISSING DIVERSITY, OTHER HIRING TARGETS
At the moment, the city council does not receive the monthly reports on hiring targets provided by US2. Instead, Council President Ben Ewen-Campen explained, he and Councilor JT Scott receive briefings after every meeting detailing “how they went,” but no reports are shared.
CHAIN REACTION
Coffee shop workers organize, inspire others Labor organizing in the Boston area has gotten a hip makeover. Two local coffee shop chains, Pavement & Darwin’s Ltd., have had their employees vote to form unions. These baristas have been the unlikely stars of the progressive left in Boston this past summer: The media exploded after the […]
TUFTS STUDENTS RALLY IN SUPPORT OF DINING WORKERS
Many university employees have been left with no jobs for the summer season.
AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE — EPISODE 9 — MAY 28, 2021
Beautiful Stuff Project; CHA nurses in contract fight Welcome to this ninth episode of the Weekly Wire—an audio roundup of highlights from this week’s articles in the Somerville Wire news service. Our headlines for May 28, 2021 are: THE BEAUTIFUL STUFF PROJECT PROVIDES TREASURE THROUGH PANDEMIC and SOMERVILLE NURSES FIGHT FOR FAIR CONTRACT. Reporter: Shira […]
AUDIO: WEEKLY WIRE – EPISODE 1 – APRIL 2, 2021
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