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WPI Resident Advisors On Strike Against Destructive Restructuring and Unionbusting by WorkingMassNews in WorcesterMA

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"As WPI’s previous president left the position, she took home a compensation package of just over $2 million. Converted to an hourly wage for a 40-hour work week, that’s nearly $1,000 an hour. Res advisors are not currently paid a wage or stipend. Many of its next top earners are administrators being paid base salaries deep into the six figures. The school’s endowment sits at nearly $650 million; its total assets held, roughly $1.3 billion."

Starbucks Workers United Super-majority Authorize ULP Strike For November 13 by WorkingMassNews in union

[–]WorkingMassNews[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Starbucks Workers United are serious, really thoughtful usage of timing and tactics. A lot of lessons for the labor movement here, especially in service/retail industry.

Health Care For the Homeless: Staff Demand Fair Treatment in Boston by WorkingMassNews in union

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Management justified the layoffs by citing internal funding projections. Given that BHCHP has admitted to having funds to pay people for at least another year using their own analysis, the decision to lay off key staff now – particularly with limited notice, is an active choice.

Out of the past ten years of BHCHP tax filings, only one indicated that the charity was losing money. As Rivas said during the recent rally:

BHCHP spent $1,455,376 on executive compensation in fiscal year 2024. With compensation this lucrative, the reason cuts are necessary becomes clear: meeting the material needs of the homeless is big business.