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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Members of the Chinese Progressive Association hold up a flag and sign during the organization’s rally on Monday. Workers are demanding severance pay and benefits after East West Manufacturing announced its closure and layoffs. COURTESY OF CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION.

Factory workers rally to call for severance pay, added benefits after sudden closure

George Lehman June 13, 2024
Electronics workers held a rally outside East West Manufacturing’s Boston factory on Monday morning to demand severance pay and benefits ahead of the factory’s unexpected closure set for later this month.
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Bostonians Respond to City Council Redistricting Efforts

Taylor Hawthorne October 13, 2022
Boston city councilors are in the process of redrawing political districts in the city that correspond with public official representation.

Walsh announces new guidelines for short-term rentals

Shaun Robinson January 25, 2018

Mayor Martin Walsh announced Monday that short-term rental services like Airbnb will be subject to greater regulation in Boston under a new citywide ordinance. The ordinance establishes a framework...

The Boston City Council met Thursday afternoon to discuss a proposal to establish a job quota for women and people of color working at construction sites. PHOTO BY ABBY FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston City Council discusses required quota for minorities at construction sites

Ben Rabin December 9, 2016

The Boston City Council gathered on Thursday to discuss a new proposal that would establish quotas for the minimum percentages of women and people of color working at the city’s construction sites....

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