Apr 4, 2020 | Articles & Posts, School Blog Post
by Sean Lundergan, Fr. Boyle Fellow This week in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee. The night before he was killed, King delivered his famous “Mountaintop” speech, in support of the sanitation workers’ strike that had begun two...
Mar 30, 2020 | Articles & Posts, School Blog Post
by Sean Lundergan, Fr. Boyle Fellow This week in 1874, workers at the Susquehanna Depot in Pennsylvania seized their employer’s equipment and facilities when their wages weren’t paid. The incident was a part of the escalation in labor disputes along America’s...
Apr 12, 2019 | Articles & Posts, School Blog Post, Youth Caucus
By Henry De Groot Hearing on the Fair Share legislation On Thursday, Labor Guild Youth Caucus members were at the State House for the Fair Share Bill Hearing. The Raise Up MA coalition successfully organized to back the public hearing as the Joint Committee on Revenue...
Mar 8, 2019 | Articles & Posts, Guild School of Labor-Management Relations, School Blog Post
By Henry DeGroot The Labor Guild is pleased to introduce David Kowalski as our new executive director. With years of service to the labor movement in Massachusetts, and over three decades of involvement with the Labor Guild of Boston, Dave brings valuable leadership...
Feb 12, 2019 | Articles & Posts, School Blog Post, Workshops & Classes, Youth Caucus
This Winter, the Labor Guild Young Workers’ Caucus is hosting its second annual “Young Workers’ Workshop” series. The workshop series is underway, and 2019 is proving to be another successful year. The caucus has organized this workshop series as part of its mission...
Jan 4, 2019 | Articles & Posts, School Blog Post, Workshops & Classes
The Labor Guild and Massachusetts Building Trades Council are proud to bring you the Building Trades Issues and Strategies workshop series. This workshop series is designed for all Building Trades Union Members interested in becoming more active and gaining skills and...
