WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Radio Boston Blog Boston Weather Climate Connections BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a News Tip RSS Feeds Podcasts Impact of Union Vote By Bob Oakes Listen to story (Real Audio) BOSTON, Mass. - November 09, 2007 - For a look at the implications of the home health care workers' vote to unionize, WBUR's Bob Oakes turns to Francoise Carre. She's an expert on labor economics and industrial relations, and Director of Research at UMass-Boston's Center for Social Policy. RELATED LINKS Francoise Carre, the Center for Social Policy (at UMass McCormack Graduate School) Service Employees International Union    From The WBUR Newsroom Loan Forgiveness Program a Success BOSTON (May 12, 2008) A loan forgiveness program has attracted 47 doctors and nurse practitioners in its first year. Profiles in Courage Awards BOSTON (May 12, 2008) The Secretaries of State from Ohio and California are the Kennedy Library's Profile in Courage Award winners. Doctor's 'Life in the Balance' BOSTON, Mass. (May 12, 2008) We speak with a prominent Boston area cardiologist who's now coping with Parkinson's disease. Dr. Thomas Graboys has written a candid book to help others cope. Victims Await Vatican Response BOSTON, Mass. (May 12, 2008) A month after meeting with the Pope, local victims of clergy sex abuse watch for signs of change in how the Vatican handles the issue.