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Boston Globe: Vineyard Wind project ends the fight between labor and environmentalists
By 7384a
In Blog, Events, Legislative, PLA
Posted July 23, 2021

Boston Globe: Vineyard Wind project ends the fight between labor and environmentalists

Vineyard Wind project ends the fight between labor and environmentalists Future tax incentives for green energy should include support for union workers. By Edward J. Markey and Frank Callahan [...]

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State House News Service: Pols Celebrate Union Labor For Wind Project
By 7384a
In Blog, Events, Legislative, PLA
Posted July 16, 2021

State House News Service: Pols Celebrate Union Labor For Wind Project

Pols Celebrate Union Labor For Wind Project “This Is A Big Effing Deal,” House Energy Chair Roy Says Colin A. Young | 7/16/21 4:33 PM   NEW BEDFORD, MASS., JULY 16, [...]

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WBUR: Vineyard Wind Promises Hundreds Of Union Jobs To Mass. Workers
By 7384a
In Blog, Events, Legislative, PLA
Posted July 16, 2021

WBUR: Vineyard Wind Promises Hundreds Of Union Jobs To Mass. Workers

Vineyard Wind Promises Hundreds Of Union Jobs To Mass. Workers Miriam Wasser | 7/16/21 Vineyard Wind has signed a labor agreement promising 500 jobs to union workers in Massachusetts, as the [...]

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The New York Times: Mass. Building Trades Council Praises Biden Admin. for Vineyard Wind Approval
By 7384a
In Blog, Legislative, PLA
Posted May 11, 2021

The New York Times: Mass. Building Trades Council Praises Biden Admin. for Vineyard Wind Approval

Biden Administration Approves Nation’s First Major Offshore Wind Farm The Vineyard Wind project, off the coast of Massachusetts, would generate enough electricity to power 400,000 homes. By Lisa [...]

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Wage Theft
By 7384a
In Blog, Legislative
Posted February 16, 2018

Wage Theft

Wage theft is a major problem in Massachusetts, resulting in over $700 million being stolen from workers annually through non-payment of wages; payments below the minimum or promised wage; [...]

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Raise Up; Defend the Fair Share Amendment
By 7384a
In Blog, Legislative
Posted February 16, 2018

Raise Up; Defend the Fair Share Amendment

The Massachusetts Building Trades Council is proud to stand with RaiseUP Massachusetts in defending the fair share amendment. Wealthy corporate executives and their lobbyists have filed a legal [...]

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North America’s Building Trades Unions Succeeds in Beating Back 3 Anti-Prevailing Wage Amendments
By 7384a
In Blog, Legislative
Posted December 15, 2017

North America’s Building Trades Unions Succeeds in Beating Back 3 Anti-Prevailing Wage Amendments

In three bi-partisan votes of 173-240 NABTU defeated efforts by Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) to slash the wages of America’s building trades workers on publicly funded projects. 54 [...]

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