"Collective Voices" Bread and Roses Commemorative Video"

Sun, 11/06/2011 - 2:01pm

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

Regular Meeting of the MVCLC

Date: 
Repeats every month on the first Thursday until Thu Aug 02 2012 .
Thu, 05/03/2012 - 7:00pm
Thu, 06/07/2012 - 7:00pm
Thu, 07/05/2012 - 7:00pm

Elizabeth Warren on the choice this November

Sat, 04/21/2012 - 10:55am

In a new video, Massachusetts’ own Elizabeth Warren lays out the choice voters are facing this November and what it means for the direction we want our country to take. As Warren explains in a new clip from “The Road We’ve Traveled,” this election is about “Whether or not we are going to be a people who say 'I got mine, the rest of you are on your own,' or whether we're going to be a people who say "We can invest in our future, and we can build a real future.’”

Take a moment to watch the video—then share it with your friends and family

Legislative Breakfast - click here for info

Date: 
Fri, 05/04/2012 - 8:30am
Sponsor: 
MVCLC

 

2012 Legislative Breakfast – May 4, 2012

The Bread and Roses Strike - 100 Years Later

 

Dear Labor Activists:

 

You are cordially invited to join us as both labor and elected officials come together to celebrate and continue working to protect the democratic right of workers to form and join unions.

 

Individuals and organizations will be recognized as we continue the fight for working families started one hundred years ago in the mills of Lawrence. The Merrimack Valley Central Labor Council is proud to be able hold the 2012 Legislative Breakfast at the Bread and Roses Centennial Exhibition in the Everett Mills, 6th floor - 6 Union St., Lawrence. The award ceremony will highlight the efforts of:

 

Jim Beauchesne – AFSCME Local 2948

                              Coordinator Annual Bread and Roses Heritage Festival

                                   

Cynthia Monteiro de Castro – Recording Secretary IBEW 1505, Exec. V.P. MVCLC

 

Mark MacKenzie - Representing New Hampshire AFL-CIO

 

RSVP by April 20, 2012

 

Breakfast book sponsor and ticket information: Return this form with your order

 

Please reserve _______ tables (10 seats/table)            Tickets: _____________

Enclosed is $ _____________ to sponsor an ad in our book

 

Name: _______________________________ Union local:_______________________

 

Address:_______________________________________________________________

 

Phone:_(_____)___________________   Fax: _(_____)_____________________

 

o $2000. Full-page ad on either inside front or back cover and 10 tickets

o   $1500. Full-page ad on either center, first or last page and 10 tickets                

o   $1000. Full-page ad and 8 tickets

o   $500.   Half-page ad and 4 tickets

o   $250.   1/4 page ad and 2 tickets

o   $125.   1/8 page ad and 1 ticket

o   $250.   Table of ten

o   $25.     Individual ticket

Please enclose a camera-ready copy of your ad and send it to us by April 20, 2012

Email: tom.raiche@comcast.net  Phone: (978)441-1939   Fax: (978)937-9544

Directions:

 

From I-495 (north or south) Exit 45 – Marston Street. Take first left onto Canal Street. Enter parking lot just BEFORE lights (Union Street) and park in lot behind Everett Mill. Signs will direct you to parking and rear entrance of 6Union Street, take elevator to 6th Floor and follow signs to exhibit hall.

 

 

 

 

RSVP by April 20, 2012

 

Breakfast book sponsor and ticket information: Return this form with your order

 

Please reserve _______ tables (10 seats/table)            Tickets: _____________

Enclosed is $ _____________ to sponsor an ad in our book

 

Name: _______________________________ Union local:_______________________

 

Address:_______________________________________________________________

 

Phone:_(_____)___________________   Fax: _(_____)_____________________

 

o $2000. Full-page ad on either inside front or back cover and 10 tickets

o   $1500. Full-page ad on either center, first or last page and 10 tickets                

o   $1000. Full-page ad and 8 tickets

o   $500.   Half-page ad and 4 tickets

o   $250.   1/4 page ad and 2 tickets

o   $125.   1/8 page ad and 1 ticket

o   $250.   Table of ten

o   $25.     Individual ticket

Please enclose a camera-ready copy of your ad and send it to us by April 20, 2012

Email: tom.raiche@comcast.net  Phone: (978)441-1939   Fax: (978)937-9544

 

Bread and Roses Centennial Exhibition- Everett Mills, 6th floor
6 Union St., Lawrence

Regular Monthly Meeting

Date: 
Thu, 04/05/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Regular Meeting of the MVCLC

Date: 
Thu, 03/15/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 4:54pm

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.

Massachusetts Senate approves bill allowing 'evergreen' clauses to be included in union contracts

Mon, 11/21/2011 - 5:54pm

BOSTON - After two long days of formal sessions, the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday enacted a bill allowing evergreen clauses to be included in collective bargaining contracts, finalizing a bill that had been bandied back and forth between the branches in the finals hours of formal session for the year.

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