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Lawmakers plan raises for bar advocates, but it may not be enough to get them back to work
The bill calls for a $20 raise over two years, instead of the $35 raise the private defense lawyers were seeking. -
Bar advocate: lawmakers should have known about 'crisis looming'
Leaders on Beacon Hill say they're working on a deal to end a pay dispute with the private lawyers who represent indigent defendants. -
Court-appointed attorneys stop taking new cases in protest over wages
Most clients who can’t afford an attorney are appointed a “bar advocate.” Their attorneys are beginning a work stoppage, saying they need to be paid a higher rate. -
Fenway Park workers will vote whether to strike in June
Concession workers are fighting over pay and use of automated machines after their contract ended last year. -
Mass General residents reach historic union contract after two-year battle
Resident physicians secure the first unionized contract at Mass General Hospital after two-years of negotiating for pay raises, back pay and mental health benefits due to long hours and economic struggles. -
Wu says federal cuts could mean slashing city services, hiring freeze for Boston
The Boston mayor also encouraged the city’s major institutions to resist Trump. -
MIT economist warns ‘signs are bad’ as potential recession looms
“President Trump has decided to ignore perhaps the fundamental rule of business, which is that businesses hate uncertainty,” says Jon Gruber. -
‘They want to maximize the cruelty’: Laid-off federal workers share their frustrations
Probationary employees fired from the National Weather Service and Veterans Affairs share their stories. -
Job cuts at USDA in Boston could weaken New England food security
DOGE fired 15% of USDA staff who support food banks and food aid for children and elderly across seven Northeastern states. -
New minimum wage kicks in for Uber, Lyft drivers in Mass.
Drivers won’t see any change for a couple weeks under the rules of their wages.
