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Hotel workers picketing outside of Moxy Boston Downtown hotel on Tremont Street on Saturday. Workers from four Boston hotels went on strike after UNITE HERE Local 26 authorized the citywide strike on Aug. 8. PHOTO BY LAUREN ALBANO

UNITE HERE Local 26 workers strike in waves at hotels across Boston

Lauren Albano September 18, 2024
Hundreds of workers at four Boston hotels went on strike this past weekend, the second wave of hotels to do so in two weeks.
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Healey wins governor, Campbell takes AG

Casey Choung November 9, 2022
Maura Healey claimed victory on Nov. 8 election night in the Massachusetts gubernatorial race, defeating Republican candidate Geoff Diehl.
Michelle Wu waves to supporters at the Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama after her victory in the Boston mayoral election Tuesday night. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: 2021 Boston mayoral election watch parties

Daily Free Press Staff November 3, 2021
Supporters of Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George gathered at their respective watch parties Tuesday night as polls closed and votes were tallied. Essaibi George conceded the race to Wu, making Wu the first person of color and the first woman elected mayor of Boston.
Democratic Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at the Democrats’ watch party after winning another term Tuesday. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Maura Healey wins re-election for state attorney general

Elise Takahama November 7, 2018
Democrat Maura Healey was re-elected as the Massachusetts attorney general Tuesday night, positioning her to lead the state as the top law enforcement agent for the next four years.
After winning a second term, Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Massachusetts Democrats watch party Tuesday night. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Warren defeats Diehl in senate race

Daily Free Press Staff November 7, 2018
Massachusetts incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Warren secured her seat in the U.S. Senate, beating Republican opponent Geoff Diehl with 60.5 percent of the vote, according to The New York Times at around 2:45 a.m.
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