On Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, approximately 750 union leaders, activists and rank and file union members packed 1199SEIU's union hall in Dorchester to hear Elizabeth Warren speak about how her modest upbringing in Oklahoma has informed her views as she rose to become a national leader on the issue of Wall Street’s inordinate power and the devastating consequences for working class Americans.
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Last updated: May 11, 2012 - 2:39pm
On Thursday March 29 hundreds of Teamsters Local 25 members, joined by a host of top Teamsters’ leaders from around the nation, rallied outside the Ritz Carlton in Boston to place a spotlight on the plight of Boston area parking attendants.
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Last updated: April 12, 2012 - 12:19pm
On March 22, 2012 the GBLC staged a rally at Dewey Square, the former site of Occupy Boston, and then marched to Verizon Headquarters to fight for good jobs and stand up to Verizon's corporate greed
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Last updated: March 26, 2012 - 2:34pm
On December 8 and 10, 2011 Community Labor United and its member groups stood in solidarity with the Boston Building Trades in their fight against the Marriott.
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Last updated: December 16, 2011 - 4:20pm
More than 300 union members and protesters at Occupy Boston joined forces on Oct. 13, 2011 to demand good jobs and protest the abuses of Wall Street.
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GBLC Futures Committee and Painters DC 35 Young Lions join the Occupy Boston march on October 8, 2011
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September 27, 2011 Rally to Save Our Postal Service at City Hall Plaza in Boston, MA.
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Over 500 labor leaders, rank and file members, and elected officials were in attendance at the Park Plaza on Monday, September 5, 2011 for the GBLC's Annual Labor Day Breakfast to celebrate workers on Labor Day. This year the GBLC was pleased to honor Elizabeth Warren, for her role in fighting the abuses of Wall Street in Washington, DC and creating the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
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Last updated: September 9, 2011 - 12:54pm
On Thursday, September 1, 2011 members of the REAL Coalition to 'Reform Employment Agency Law ' heard testimony at a press conference MC'd by State Representative Martin J. Walsh of Dorchester about the exploitation of temp workers. A broad array of labor, community, and faith groups came out to support the workers, and a delegation was sent to Diamond Staffing Inc. to protest their irresponsible practices as a temp agency.
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Last updated: September 6, 2011 - 12:53pm