By State House News Service
Attorney General Maura Healey is again calling for passage of wage theft legislation, part of an appeal that s being coordinated with International Workers Day on Saturday.
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Attorney General Maura Healey Employers who commit wage theft steal billions of dollars every year from workers, making it harder for families to pay the rent, buy groceries, pay for education and health care, Healey said in a pre-recorded message obtained by the News Service. And this doesn t just hurt workers and their families, it hurts all of us.
Healey said her fair labor division in 2020 assessed more than $12 million in restitution and penalties against employers who violated wage and hour laws, but also appealed for lawmakers to join labor advocates in passing a bill targeting wage theft. Let s get it done this session, she said.
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UMass trustees, union reps clash on need for layoffs
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
11/15/2019 - Amherst - The W.E.B Du Bois library on University of Massachusetts Amherst campus. (Hoang Leon Nguyen / The Republican)
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Union representatives described an autocratic, uncaring administration. University officials portrayed a staggering financial challenge that requires wrenching decisions.
The University of Massachusetts board of trustees meeting Thursday was filled with numbers and projections, but at its heart was a deep philosophical division that has dogged the system from the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Four union spokespeople excoriated administrators for furloughs and layoffs during the pandemic. Their comments during the Zoom meeting came after treasurer Lisa Calise laid out an uncertain 2021 scenario with only partial reopening of campuses, and projections of encouraging news and unanticipated losses running about equally.