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Baker stalls sick leave plan, wants to exclude municipal workers.

April 16, 2021

Gov. Baker has sent Emergency Paid Sick Time legislation back to the State House with negative amendments. These include one that would exclude municipal workers.

Baker stalls sick leave plan, wants to exclude municipal workers.

Public workers win sick time with campaign

June 28, 2021

Raise Up Massachusetts, a coalition backed by Local 888, has successfully campaigned to get all Massachusetts workers covered by Emergency Paid Sick Time. That includes municipal workers, who Gov. Charlie Baker had sought to exclude.

Public workers win sick time with campaign

Millionaire’s tax will face voters

June 29, 2021

The Raise Up Massachusetts coalition, which Local 888 is a member of, has kicked off the campaign to get voters to approve the Fair Share Amendment, sometimes known as the millionaire’s tax.

Millionaire’s tax will face voters