Unions eye Beacon Hill for relief after Supreme Court ruling
By Steve LeBlanc ASSOCIATED PRESS | June 8, 2019
BOSTON (AP) - The state’s labor unions are turning to Beacon Hill for a little relief from a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that threatened to weaken their finances and political clout.
Read moreBeacon Hill seeks more funds while almost $3B lies uncollected
By Mary Markos, Boston Herald | June 8, 2019
Almost $3 billion in state revenue hasn’t been collected over the years, according to a Herald analysis of state data, while legislators prepare to vote on the “millionaires tax” in an attempt to fatten the state’s wallet.
Read moreHouse Votes to Allow Unions to Charge Non-Members
By Jim Phillips | June 6th, 2019
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON — Labor groups applauded the House's passage Wednesday of a bill allowing unions to charge non-members for costs of services and representation, an action prompted by a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year.
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