In their own words: Gig drivers weigh in on question of benefits bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With the House expected to debate next yearâs budget the week of April 26, public education funding is shaping up to be one of the most prominent topics of discussion.
Lawmakers and educators are concerned over the enrollment numbers budget writers used to implement the Student Opportunity Act, which was intended to pump $1.5 billion into K-12 districts over seven years when it was passed in 2019.
House leaders, in their annual budget recommendation released Wednesday, proposed a $219.6 million increase in aid to districts as they seek to implement that law. But the use of October 2020 enrollment numbers, which counted 37,396 fewer students than in October 2019, means districts would miss out on $130 million that they could have received under 2019 numbers, critics say.
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When it comes to rideshares in Boston, it s hard to get anywhere uber fast these days. Riders tell NBC10 Boston they re waiting around 20 minutes, sometimes even longer, for their Uber or Lyft to show up.
At Fenway Park Monday night, there was a constant flow of rideshare drivers dropping people off. There were also constant stories of long wait times for Ubers and Lyfts to show up. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. It takes forever to get an Uber now, one man said. There was about a 16-minute delay from when I got it and when he actually picked me up, another said.
Fight over status of gig workers heats up on Beacon Hill bostonglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bostonglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The majority Black workforce in Bessemer is challenging the world’s richest human, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, in their fight to be recognized by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). Bezos is so desperate to bust the union drive, he is illegally offering workers $2,000 to $3,000 “resignation bonuses.”
Speaking in East New York, part of Brooklyn, N.Y., outside an Amazon fulfillment center, Omowale Clay from the D12 Movement said: “A yes vote for the union will be a mighty blow against Amazon. A win in Bessemer will be a shot in the arm to organized labor, which will be heard around the world!”