About 30 people were at a rally in Springfield on July 29. The goal was to get the state to provide good quality homes for homeless people. “The rally went well,” a spokesperson for one of the... Read more »
July 26, 2024
Vermont Union Starbucks Worker Urges Valley Starbucks Workers to Organize
About 10,500 workers at Starbucks have formed a union. Workers at a store near Burlington, Vermont won their union election July 15. “It was a great feeling,” Katie Lam told the Valley Post in... Read more »
July 19, 2024
Court Date for 134 Peace Protesters Arrested
On July 17, some of the 134 people who were arrested in Amherst on May 7 for protesting UMass's support of Israel's war on Gaza had a court date. The protest was peaceful. The UMass professors'... Read more »
July 12, 2024
Big Win for Home Healthcare Workers
On July 8, in Brattleboro dozens of home healthcare workers announced their union had a major win. “We voted to ratify a new agreement with the state of Vermont regarding the minimum hourly rate... Read more »
July 05, 2024
Protest Leads to a Win for Workers and Education
In a victory for education and workers' rights, protesters in Northampton got some of what they wanted July 2 when the city council voted to approve the mayor's revised school budget, Rachel... Read more »