Posts by Bruce Tran
September Blog: The Pullman Strike
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this blog post are those of the writer/author, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Labor Guild. There was…
Read MoreSeafood Expo with Taiwanese Fishermen Fighting for Wifi Rights At Sea
By Bruce Tran, Boyle Fellow On March 3rd, 2024, I went to an event outside the annual seafood expo at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. It is here where…
Read MoreThe Chinese Progressive Association’s 2024 Year of the Dragon Banquet
By Bruce Tran, Boyle Fellow On March 22, 2024, I arrived at the Empire Garden Restaurant in the Chinatown district of Boston for the Chinese Progressive Association’s Annual Award Dinner.…
Read MoreCalifornia fines Amazon approximately six million dollars for alleged labor violations
A link to the Washington Post’s coverage of the allegations is below. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/18/amazon-fine-labor-law-california
Read More30th Annual Bishop Healy Dinner
Each year, the Evangelize Boston office of the Archdiocese of Boston holds the Bishop Healy Dinner. Bishop James Augustine Healy was the first African American of mixed descent that became…
Read MoreBoyle Fellow Blog: Greater Boston Labor Council’s Labor Day Breakfast 2023
*Authored by the Labor Guild’s 2023 Boyle Fellow, Bruce Tran* On September 1st, 2023, I attended the Labor Day breakfast event at the Boston Park Plaza. I had arrived early…
Read MoreBoyle Fellow Blog: 100th Anniversary of the Wagner Act
by Bruce Tran, Boyle Fellow 100 years ago today- July 5th, 1935- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the historic National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (also known as the Wagner…
Read MoreBoyle Fellow Blog: “Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) Rebellion”- May 31st
*Please Note: The views expressed herein are from our Boyle Fellow as an individual and not representative of the Labor Guild as an entity.* My initial reaction upon entering the room…
Read MoreBoyle Fellow Blog: Thoughts on the Boston Labor Conference
My experience with the Boston Labor Conference has been an enlightening one. One full of anticipation of a boring conference with a focus on an endless stream of facts and…
Read MoreBoyle Fellow Blog: Boyle Fellow Bruce Tran Reflects on MNA Nurses’ Picket
Our Fr. Boyle Fellow Bruce Tran attended the MNA Nurses’ Picket outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital back in February, and has written the following reflection on his experience, and what…
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