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City Council meets and passes the Boston Resident Jobs Policy, which aims to increase employment opportunities for Boston residents, minorities and women. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

City council meets, passes Boston Resident Jobs Policy

Till Kaeslin January 26, 2017

Boston City Council passed the Boston Resident Jobs Policy ordinance Wednesday afternoon, but failed to set a hearing date for the Jim Brooks Community Stabilization Act. The Boston Resident Jobs...

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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