New reserach by Tom Juravich examines construction practices at the North Square apartments in Amherst, Massachusetts. Based on over a dozen in-depth interviews with workers and staff from the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC), as well as a review of corporate and legal documents, it reveals that major wage theft took place with workers who installed drywall at the complex.
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Six weeks into the COVID-19 shutdown, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers surveyed over 2,500 essential workers about their working conditions. These workers who are supporting their communities through the pandemic felt stressed, unsafe, and financially insecure. These data come from Massachusetts only, but are instructive for how we should be thinking about policy responses in the reopening phase and beyond.
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Sonia Fortin, a second-year Labor Center student, pursuing a master’s degree in the Union Leadership and Activism program, was recently named the 2020 Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year by the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
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Visions of Labor: Film and Worker Voices is a multi-faceted project that employs the power of worker stories, told through film and video, to inspire reflection and creative action.
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Check out our new series on wage theft, temporary staffing agencies, and more!
