• 911 Memorial
  • Lawrence Water Tower
  • Food Bank Drive
  • Dedicated to the people who built the canal system that powered the Lowell mills.
  • Bread & Roses Festival 2011
  • MV golf club

 

Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council

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"Collective Voices" Bread and Roses Commemorative Video"

The year 2012 marks the centennial anniversary of the Great Lawrence Strike of 1912, popularly known as The Bread and Roses Strike.

Romney Run Seen Costing Private Equity as Public Pensions Warn of Backlash

Attacks by opponents portraying Bain Capital LLC, Romney and other buyout managers as corporate looters who enrich themselves at the expense of ordinary workers have put a spotlight on the industry that will affect negotiations about future investments, according to officials and trustees at public pensions. As firms struggle to raise funds, pensions may be more reluctant to commit money and may ask for more details on job creation and push for lower fees, these officials said.

Proposed Springfield charter schools get mixed reception from School Committee

SPRINGFIELD – Two proposed charter schools, including one affiliated with Baystate Health, have received a mixed reception from the School Committee, with several members claiming the schools could drain state dollars from the city’s public school system.

Gingrich Makes a Mess with Janitors Claim

Newt Gingrich got it wrong when he claimed “an entry-level janitor gets paid twice as much as an entry-level teacher” in New York City.

Romney Hits Turbulence With Boeing Case

A Mitt Romney ad running in South Carolina distorts the truth by claiming that the National Labor Relations Board told Boeing Corp., “You can’t build a factory in South Carolina because South Carolina is a right-to-work state.”

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