25,000 Massachusetts Home Care Workers Approve Their First SEIU Contract

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.laborradio.org/node/9950

By Doug Cunningham

Twenty-five thousand Massachusetts personal care attendants have approved their first contract that boosts wages and benefits. Jeff Hall of 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East.

: “By improving the wages and the benefits in this historic manner, it’s really gonna allow people to stay on the job and deliver the quality home care that so many in Massachusetts depend upon.”

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Yessssssssssssssssssss

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[Breeze54]

2. That's frigging awesome! I'm in MA, so how come this isn't on page 1 of news website?

:shrug:

Seems like an obvious answer to me.

I didn't watch any TV all day today and so, didn't hear anything about this until
now but I did go to the local news channel website and didn't see one word about this!! :wtf:

Thanks, Omaha Steve

[Chulanowa]

3. Welcome aboard, guys

Glad to have ya :)

[suston96]

4. Interestingly, today I read of MA and a few other states cutting funding.....

....for assisted living. I will look for the link.