Results tagged “unions”

In response to rising health care costs and decreasing amounts of state and federal aid, Mayor Thomas Menino presented a budget of $2.4 billion for the 2012 fiscal year. Menino also cut a deal with 36 public employee unions that could save the city some $70 million. more ›

With labor unions at odds with state government's around the country, the Dorchester Speaker’s Forum presentation on Friday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. involving Labor Historian James Green is an exceptionally timely and informative event. Green, also a UMass Boston professor, can provide more context to the news. The lecture is free to the public and is scheduled for Peabody Hall at All Saints Church, 209 Ashmont St. in Dorchester, adjacent to Ashmont Station. The church parking lot offers free parking. Green will take questions after the lecture. He runs the graduate program in public history, teaches a course on the history of Boston, and is the research director for the PBS series The Great Depression. more ›

According to a new survey, 11% of Bay State bridges are "structurally deficient." Foreclosures in Mass. dropped 44% in February. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Cleve Killingsworth received almost $8.6 million in severance and pay in 2010 after resigning as CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts last March. Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 13th at 2 a.m. We lose an hour of sleep that night. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

• State House lawmakers dropped a plan to allow communities to ignore Prop. 2.5 property tax hike limits. [Boston Herald]

• The Globe's Angle says we should be discussing abolishing municipal unions. [Boston Globe]

• It must be an election year because the Herald is telling us about politicians' plans to crack down on illegal immigrants. [Boston Herald]

Monday's the magic day: the Boston Newspaper Guild will vote on a deal calling for 10% wage cuts and other concessions to bring the budget down according to New York Times demands. Steven Ainsley, the Globe's $2 million publisher, asserted in a recent memo to union members that 23% pay cuts are still on the table for them (even though nonunion managers' cuts are limited to 5%—o-ho!) if the existing agreement is not approved on Monday. Ouch, Steven! Ainsley defends the protection of managers by noting that a lack of bonuses will lower their salaries by about 15%. But why was any manager getting a bonus while running the Globe into the ground over the past few years? Maybe the Globe Q&A for employees has the answer? We doubt it. more ›

The Globe mailers union conceded lifetime job agreements this morning, but the New York Times Company has rejected concessions (including pay cuts, increase in early retirement age, and reduction in pension and 401k contributions) from the Boston Newspaper Guild and the paper's fate remains uncertain. NYTCo could file a motion as early as today to notify the Globe to shut down in 60 days. Guild members have said negotiations are done for the day but will resume soon. more ›