A Springfield hospital fired two nurses last month because they supported an effort to form a union at the hospital, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA). The nurses had both... Read more »
December 23, 2009
Vermont Health Care Rally Is Jan. 6
Health care activists in Vermont are urging people to attend a rally at the statehouse in Montpelier on January 6. They are organizing carpools from Brattleboro. On May 1, 2009, more than 1,000... Read more »
December 17, 2009
VT Governor’s Plan for Motorized Vehicles in Parks Is Rejected
This summer, Vermont governor Jim Douglas said he wanted more ATVs and other motorized vehicles in state parks. Immediately, hundreds of Vermonters contacted state officials to oppose the plan. As... Read more »
December 10, 2009
Chicopee School Bus Drivers Win Raises With Union
School bus drivers in Chicopee, Massachusetts, approved a union contract last month that will bring their wages to more than $24 an hour by the end of the five-year agreement. Chicopee is a suburb... Read more »
November 27, 2009
A Profile of a Local Street Musician
Benny Johnson approached about 20 people who were dancing to rap music at a house party late on a recent Thursday night on Lincoln Street in Amherst. Once people recognized him, the music was... Read more »