March 14, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
US Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Madam Secretary,
The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center recently issued an interesting corrective to the last couple of years of fierce attacks on public sector workers by conservatives here in the Bay State and around the nation.
BOSTON/Beacon Hill - Over 30 water advocates and allies attended a hearing convened by Catarina de Albuquerque, the United Nations Independent Expert on the right to water and sanitation, on Friday, Feb. 25th.
Open Media Boston is working on a couple of fun events that we thought we should encourage everyone to attend … and hold off a bit on talking about issues that are much on our minds. Like skyrocketing food prices. Or the ongoing imposition of austerity at every level of government.
BOSTON/Jamaica Plain - One of Boston's dozen or so distinct neighborhoods, Jamaica Plain (or JP for short) has one of the most outspoken and activist populations in the city.
Earlier in my career I worked in the Boston financial services industry, specifically in the investment management and brokerage areas.
Somerville residents and union members seeking union jobs and a commitment to hire local people shut down the MaxPac housing construction site with a large rally and picket line. The event was held at the Cedar Street entrance to the where 199 units of housing are under construction.
The Nobel Laureate and the Labor Lawyer
It has been great to see the outpouring of support for the unionized public sector workers of Wisconsin over the past couple of weeks. Really great.
BOSTON/State House - Over 1,000 teenagers and youth advocates from across Massachusetts marched from Copley Square to the State House on Thursday to lobby for more funding for youth jobs in the Fiscal Year 2012 Mass. state budget. Gov. Deval Patrick, several legislators and business leaders addressed the marchers at a rally in Gardiner Auditorium. Patrick called both for more funding for youth jobs in the upcoming budget and for the private sector to do its part to hire more young people - especially in the summer time when young people are out of school.