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Food service workers at Lesley University in Cambridge have ratified their first union contract, which increases their wages by about $1.20 an hour in the first year and $3.40 over three years. Currently, the 85 cooks, dishwashers, servers, and cashiers make $12 an hour, on average. The contract also cuts workers’ health insurance premiums in […]
On March 5, Local 26 President Brian Lang testified in favor of Safe Driving legislation at the Massachusetts State House.
The Graduate Student Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday evening pledging to support workers at the DoubleeTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Boston if they decide to call for a boycott of the hotel, which is housed in a University-owned building in Allston. The resolution, which is nearly identical to one passed by the Undergraduate Council […]
The Undergraduate Council passed legislation relating to a labor dispute between workers and DoubleTree Suites, gender-neutral housing, and the transparency of the UC budget during its general meeting on Sunday. During the meeting, members from the Student Labor Action Movement group and workers from DoubleTree Suites asked the Council to openly support future efforts […]
UNITE HERE Local 26 is pleased to endorse Dan Ryan for State Representative of the Second Suffolk District. As District Representative for Congressman Mike Capuano, Dan worked with Local 26 to ensure hotel and food service jobs were good jobs. Dan knows that the economic development we see downtown needs to translate into economic development […]