North Shore Labor Council
The North Shore Labor Council is a coalition of 50 local unions representing more than 18,000 members and their families on the North Shore. Delegates of each affiliated union, meet the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss community issues and organize plans to support local struggles. The North Shore Labor Council is chartered by the National AFL-CIO and we are committed to upholding their principles. The North Shore Labor Council serves the Cities and Towns of: Beverly, Lynnfield, Rockport, Boxford, Manchester, Salem, Danvers, Marblehead, Saugus, Essex, Middleton, Swampscott, Gloucester, Nahant, Topsfield, Hamilton, North Reading, Wakefield, Ipswich, Peabody, Wenham, Lynn, Reading. Click on this link for the North Shore Labor Council:
http://nslaborcouncil.org/
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Mass. Labor News
Last updated 08/24/2010 - 2:03pm
08/24/2010 - 2:03pm
Advocates for voter participation and for low-income families are joining forces in an effort to defeat initiative petitions that would chop the state sales tax to 3 percent from 6.25 percent and repeal the new state sales tax on alcohol purchases. read more
08/09/2010 - 4:01pm
Whether to build casinos in Massachusetts is an issue that merits spirited debate. But casinos alone aren’t nearly enough to make up for the Commonwealth’s failure to grow jobs. Regardless of how the casino debate turns out, state policymakers should spend far more time and effort on reforms that will spur substantial long-term job growth.
08/09/2010 - 4:01pm
"The economic impact of casinos in Massachusetts would be enormous. The casinos themselves, would pump millions of dollars into the economy from revenue sharing with the state. In addition, the people who gain jobs within the casinos would have more funds to spread throughout their communities."
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