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Latino Workers Launch Campaign Against Labor Abuse; Call for Apology from Local Restaurants

28 August 2008 - 5:01pm | RadioView
by Dave Goodman / Boston Community Reporters Project (Staff)

BOSTON/Government Center - Workers contracted to clean and maintain several well known restaurants in the greater Boston area are accusing their employers of withholding wages, refusing to pay overtime, and other violations of state and federal labor laws.

Advocates from several immigrant rights organizations say more than thirty immigrant workers have not received portions of their salaries in recent months.

City Hall Plaza Rally Denounces ICE Raids Demands Fair Immigration Policies

15 August 2008 - 4:49pm | jpramas
by Jason Pramas

BOSTON/Government Center - Over 150 advocates from immigrants rights organizations, unions, religious groups and allies held a rally at City Hall Plaza on Wednesday to demand fair immigration policies and denounce the ongoing raids against immigrant communities by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

Coke-Free Boston? City Council to Decide

25 July 2008 - 4:47pm | suren
by Suren Moodliar

BOSTON/Government Center - Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner introduced a resolution to “declare that Boston, Massachusetts is a "Coke Free" city” and asks the city administration not to serve Coca-Cola products. Underlying the resolution is a show of solidarity with Colombian workers. Councilor Turner, whose resolution is supported by Team Unity (including Councilors Yoon and Yancey) and a host of community and labor organizations, referenced the violent deaths of over 4,000 Colombian trade unionists over the last 2 decades.

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