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The Daily Free Press

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Boston City Hall. On Wednesday, the Boston City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union’s strike. KEVIN NGUYEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City Council passes resolution in support of Boston University Graduate Workers

Lauren Albano March 28, 2024
Boston City Council passed a unanimous resolution in support of the Boston University Graduate Workers Union during its Wednesday meeting.
grad workers union rally

Boston University Graduate Workers United rallied for unionization

Jit Ping Lee September 20, 2022
BU Graduate workers and their supporters rallied at Marsh Plaza.
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

Heartland: American individualism is blocking Bessemer’s unionization drives

Maxwell Pociask April 11, 2022
It's the mindset of American individualism that makes anti-union propaganda so effective in this country.
zinneken's food truck on commonwealth avenue

Boston food trucks take to the streets after a difficult 2020

Daniel Kool April 6, 2021
Thirty vendors participated virtually in the City’s 2021 Food Truck Lottery in March.
unite here local 26 food giveaway in downtown boston

Labor union distributes food to recently fired Nine Zero Hotel employees

Madison Mercado April 5, 2021
The hotel fired 52 employees — more than two-thirds of its staff — in March.
kim janey is sworn in as boston mayor at city hall

Mayor Kim Janey sworn in as Boston’s first woman, first Black Mayor

Anna Stjernquist March 26, 2021
Janey noted racial and economic disparities difficulties “laid bare” by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zinneken's Food truck at boston university

Boston food trucks reflect on waning business during pandemic

Samuele Petruccelli February 19, 2021
Even as chain restaurants enter the city’s mobile vendor industry, long-standing local vendors have struggled.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Sincerely, Ally: Sharing finances with your partner doesn’t have to be a point of contention

Alexia Nizhny February 16, 2021
We need to shift how we viewed wages. There’s a cultural association between money and worth: The higher you’re paid, the more valuable of a person you are. But that association is arbitrary.
Hundreds of union workers rallied Thursday afternoon along Commonwealth Avenue in support of building service workers who are currently negotiating contracts with Boston University. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Video: BU Worker’s Rally 10-18-18

Sophie Park October 20, 2018
32BJ SEIU represents BU’s security officers, janitors and maintenance staff. They’re demanding a better contract with the university.
According to a report released Thursday by PayScale, women make 2.7 percent less than men with similar qualifications working the same job in the United States. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Women make nearly 3 percent less than men in same jobs, report finds

Lauren Fogelstrom November 10, 2015

Women earn 2.7 percent less in wages compared to men working in similar jobs, a Thursday report by PayScale found. The report differentiates between comparing all men and women and instead looks at...

College graduates are more likely to get jobs than high school graduates, but unemployment varies by major, according to a study published Thursday by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Job prospects high for college graduates, but salaries vary by major

Alex Rozier February 25, 2015

Recent college graduates fare better than high school graduates in getting jobs, but unemployment rates vary by college majors, a Thursday a study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and...

In order to function more like a traditional restaurant, Late Nite Kitchen, at the Yawkey Center for Student Services at 100 Bay State Road, will fully implement a tipping system for its employees by the spring semester. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Late Night Kitchen to fully implement tipping system

Jessica Dorfan November 20, 2014

In an effort to mirror operations of traditional restaurants, Late Night Kitchen at the Yawkey Center for Student Services at 100 Bay State Road will fully implement a tipping system for its employees...

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