A half-dozen local baristas say they are plodding forward with their unionization fight, despite it dragging on without a contract in the 15 Massachusetts union stores.
Workers at three big-box stores Trader Joe’s, Barnes and Noble, and Michaels formed unions in and around the Mountain Farms mall, with each becoming the first freestanding location in their respective national chains to organize.
Student resident assistants who oversee campus life and who say their responsibilities have ballooned with time have joined forces at BU, Tufts, and Mount Holyoke.