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Logan, Park Plaza hotel workers back on strike

Nearly 600 hospitality workers at two Hilton hotels in Boston are on strike, creating the potential for the most disruptive action yet in the city as thorny labor contract negotiations continue.

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Springfield Thunderbirds extend contract with the St. Louis Blues

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Bigger electric bill breaks are coming for some low-income residents in Mass.

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Oct 4, 2024

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Special program in Boston trains residents to become solar workers

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Ride-hailing unions: How Question 3 aims to allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize

Question 3 asks voters to decide if drivers for Uber and Lyft can form unions to collectively bargain with the app companies for wages, benefits and work conditions. If the...

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Psychedelics: How Question 4 could legalize the drugs for therapeutic use in Mass.

The proposed law would create a regulatory framework for psychedelics' therapeutic use in Massachusetts. But like cannabis, substances like psilocybin and mescaline would remain illegal at the federal level.

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Hasbro – named for the two brothers, Henry and Helal Hassenfeld, who launched the company in Providence as a maker of pencil boxes in 1923 – dates to the time...

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