1/14/15 – Boston Globe:
‘Fight for $15’ intensifies campaign
for low-wage workers
“It’s a community thing. The same way I know $15 an hour will help my household, I’m sure it will help the airport workers as well. I don’t work at the airport, but I know we have similar struggles.” – Frankie Cook, home care worker
1/4/15 – Boston Globe:
Union members ratify agreement
with Everett hospital
12/30/14 – Chelsea Record:
Workers Reach Agreement at
Whidden Memorial Hospital
12/19/14 – Cambridge Day:
Whidden minimum wage boosted
to $15 in Cambridge Health Alliance contract
12/5/14 – Boston Globe:
For those juggling multiple jobs,
the workweek never ends
9/07/14 – WHDH-7 (NBC) Urban Update:
The Fight for $15. Interview with Personal Care Attendant and 1199SEIU member Kilra Hylton along with 1199SEIU Vice President Tyrek
9/05/14 – Boston Metro:
Fast-food workers protest for higher pay
9/04/14 – NECN-TV:
9 Detained in Boston Fast Food Protest (Video)
9/04/14 – Boston Herald:
Fast-food workers ready walkout
9/04/14 – Boston Herald:
8 fast-food workers arrested in protest
9/04/14 – Boston Herald:
Fast-food protesters cuffed at higher-pay rallies
9/04/14 – Boston Herald:
8 fast-food workers arrested in protest
9/04/14 – Boston Herald:
Eatery ‘strikes’ just PR bluster from big labor
9/04/14 – Boston Globe:
Dozens arrested at US wage protests
9/04/14 – Boston Globe:
Nine protesting fast-food workers arrested in Boston
9/04/14 – WHDH-TV Channel 7 (NBC):
Fast food workers arrested after strike
9/04/14 – The Springfield Republican:
Fast food workers arrested while protesting for an increase in the minimum wage
9/04/14 – Boston.com:
Police arrest Boston Fast Food workers conducting sit-in
9/04/14 – WCVB-TV Channel 5 (ABC):
9 arrested during fast-food workers rally
9/04/14 – Boston.com:
Fast Food Workers Arrested at protest for wage hikes
9/04/14 – Univision: Empleados de restaurantes de comida rápida exigen salario de 15 dólares por hora
“Diego Restrepo: Another group that joined the
movement are the home care workers. They said
that they are currently going through the same conditions.Carlita Suarez: It’s about justice. We need to be making just and higher salaries
and wages. We are in this struggle together, united. All of the workers who make less than
$15 an hour are united and asking for $15.”
9/04/14 – Bay State Banner: Boston Fast Food Workers Strike As Part of National Fight for higher wages
“Prior to the fast food walk-outs, personal care assistants held their own rally on the steps of the State House petitioning for a living wage and union representation before joining the fast food employees in marching through the streets.”
9/04/14 – Boston Herald:
9 people arrested at Hub Wage hike protest
“The local protests started this morning with a
“speak out” on the steps of the State House, where
home care workers also rallied for $15-an-hour pay before joining with the fast food
workers in Downtown Crossing.”
9/04/14 – WGBH 89.7 FM (NPR):
Fast-Food Workers Rally For Higher Wages
“…this campaign, this movement, is gaining momentum and it’s not just about fast food workers. You see today that home-care workers are joining the Fight for 15.”
9/04/14 – WWLP NBC News, Western MA:
Fast food workers protest for $15/hour in Boston
“On Beacon Hill, they were joined by home health care workers, who came to support the effort to raise the minimum wage.”
9/04/14 – Christian Science Monitor:
Fast food workers in the US strike, face arrests. What progress have they made? (+video)
“Additionally, home health care workers, who also face a job full of low wages and irregular hours, are also expected to participate in some cities.”
9/03/14 – Lynn Daily Item:
Fast Food workers expected to strike in Boston
9/03/14 – The Springfield Republican:
Fast food workers in Boston to join
150-city strong strike in fight for higher pay
9/03/14 – The Berkshire Eagle:
Our Opinion: Fighting for a raise
09/03/14 – Boston Herald:
Help for the Helpers
“While food pantries offer a tremendous service for our most vulnerable, it reflects poorly on our society when working caregivers for seniors and people with disabilitiesbecome food pantry patrons. Let’s not lose sight of the larger crisis that growing wage-inequality represents.”
9/02/14 – Boston Metro:
Workers take #WageAction on Labor Day
9/02/14 – WCVB-TV Channel 5 (ABC):
Fast Food Workers Plan Nationwide Protest
9/02/14 – Boston Globe:
Fast-food workers seeking higher
wages plan another strike
9/01/14 – Boston Globe:
A growing group effort to help low-wage workers
9/01/14 – Cape Cod Times:
Workers Fight for Fair Share
(op-ed by 1199SEIU VP Jerry Fishbein and 1199SEIU member Bernard Bowens)
9/01/14 – NECN:
Labor Day Rally on the Common
9/01/14 – New Bedford Standard-Times:
Fight for $15 reminds us of Labor Day’s true meaning
(op-ed by 1199SEIU EVP Veronica Turner)
9/01/14 – MetroWest Daily News:
Labor Day lessons
8/31/14 – Fall River Herald:
Fighting for Fair Wages
(op-ed by 1199SEIU EVP Veronica Turner)
8/30/14 – Boston Globe:
Mass celebrates Workers’ Rights, Dignity
8/29/14 – Springfield Republican:
The American dream should be achievable for all workers, not just the wealthy
8/29/14 – Boston Pilot:
Labor Day Mass to Support Local Workers
8/28/14 – Boston Globe:
An essential movement in the face of wage inequality (op-ed by 1199SEIU EVP Veronica Turner)
8/3/14 – Boston Globe:
A Welcome Victory for Fast Food Workers
8/1/14 – Boston Globe:
Adjuncts should unionize
7/27/14 – New York Times:
Fast Food Workers Intensify Fight for $15 an Hour
7/29/14 – Boston Globe:
A Reasonable Goal: Wages that Pay the Bills
6/26/14 – Boston Globe:
Minimum Wage Increase Doesn’t
Add up to a Living Wage
6/18/14 – El mundo:
Miles de trabajadores protestaron
por bajos salarios
6/17/14 – SCATV (segment begins 16 minutes in):
NEWSCAST: Somerville Neighborhood News #17
6/17/14 – Mass Live:
Demostración en Contra del Salario Mínimo
6/13/14 – Mass Live:
Almost 1,000 march in protest
of low wages in Boston’s Copley Square
6/13/2014 – BNN:
Wage Action
6/13/2014 – Boston.com:
The Faces of The Wage Action Movement
6/12/2014 – Univision:
Avanca propuestoa de
aumento de salario minimo estata!
6/12/2014 – Boston Business Journal:
Wage protest planned for Copley area this afternoon
6/12/2014 – WCVB-TV, Channel 5 (ABC):
Deal would hike minimum wage to $11 by 2017
6/12/2014 – WGGB-TV, Channel 6 Springfield (FOX):
Group Protests for Higher Minimum Wage in MA
6/12/2014 – WWLP NBC News, Western MA:
Local protesters are calling for even higher wages
6/12/2014 – Mass Live:
Fight for $15: Low wage worker protests in Springfield, Boston, Worcester call for rise in minimum wage
6/12/2014 – NECN:
Mass. Senate approves minimum wage compromise
6/12/2014 – Boston Metro:
Mass. Senate approves
$11 minimum wage hike by 2017
6/12/2014, Boston Globe:
Low wages, high hopes
6/10/2014 – Radio on the View (OMB/ WMBR News):
OMB Audio: Wage Action Coalition
Looks To Keep Momentum Going
On Economic Democracy
6/10/2014 – Boston Globe:
Low-wage protests planned in Massachusetts
6/10/2014, Commonwealth Magazine, Low-paying job does not mean unimportant
6/10/2014, Berkshire Eagle, Low-wage protests planned in Massachusetts cities
6/9/2014, Lexington Times (repost from Mass Live), Low-wage protests planned at Wal-Mart, McDonald’s in Springfield, Worcester, and Boston
6/9/2014, Boston Herald (repost from AP), Low-wage protests planned in Massachusetts cities
6/9/2014, Fox Boston, (repost from AP), Low-wage protests planned in Massachusetts cities
6/9/2014, Univision, Workers require increased state minimum wage
6/9/2014, MassLive, Low-wage protests planned at Wal-Mart, McDonald’s in Springfield, Worcester, and Boston
6/9/2014, Worcester Telegram, Low-wage protest planned in Worcester