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Youth organizers from “I Have a Chance” start the event off with a chant. The community meeting was held by Raise Up Massachusetts at St. Pauls Church in Boston. PHOTO BY RACHEL SHARPLES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Greater Boston community gathers in support of $15 minimum wage, paid leave

Michal Shvimer March 21, 2018
Nearly 300 people gathered to spread a message to their legislators demanding job-protected paid leave and a $15 minimum wage at Boston’s St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral Tuesday night.

TRU stays true to equal MBTA access

Michal Shvimer February 14, 2018

Around 50 concerned Boston residents filed into a crowded room in Roxbury Tuesday night to learn how the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority gentrifies communities by reducing equity of access to...

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Corporate executives challenge Millionaire’s Tax

Ellisa Riddell October 6, 2017

Corporate lobbyists filed a legal motion with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Wednesday in an attempt to get the Fair Share Amendment taken off of the 2018 ballot. The amendment, also...

Mass. minimum wage increases to $11 per hour

Mass. minimum wage increases to $11 per hour

Ezgi Toper January 7, 2017

The statewide minimum wage increased from $10 an hour to $11 on Jan. 1, according to a press release issued by Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition that fights for higher minimum wage in Massachusetts. This...

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