Special to the Record Massachusetts had 80,153 individuals file an initial claim for unemployment insurance from April 12 to April 18. This represented a decrease of 22% over the previous week as most of the workers who have been laid…
Month: April 2020
Research Sample Company Looking for COVID-19 Blood Samples
A biological specimen company is calling out to all those who have COVID-19 or have recovered from the virus to donate blood immediately to help wage a scientific war on beating the virus. Biological Specialty Company (BSC) typically collects samples…
MBTA Fare Transformation Program Advances With Approval of Amendment
On Monday, the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board approved a contract amendment regarding the Public Private Partnership agreement involving the T and the consortium Cubic | John Liang – rolling out the new fare collection system that has been…
Pioneering Consumer-Worker Organization Demands Massive COVID-19 Testing Production, Universal Testing
The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s oldest consumer and worker advocacy organization, is demanding that the federal government put its support behind massive COVID-19 test production and, as quickly as is feasible, put in place a testing protocol for…
Baker Invites EBNHC CEO Manny Lopes to Daily COVID-19 Briefing
As Governor Charlie Baker announced an initiative to expand COVID-19 testing at Community Health Centers throughout the state last Wednesday, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) President and CEO Manny Lopes was front and center at the Governor’s daily COVID-19…
City of Chelsea Emergency Rental Assistance Program Now Available
Funded by the Community Preservation Committee and Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board, the Department of Planning and Development has established an emergency rental assistance program. Prior to the pandemic, the crisis of housing affordability heavily impacted Chelsea residents. The City…
Plan for Law School Graduates Announced
The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) last week announced a plan for the Massachusetts Bar Examination to proceed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and an expanded opportunity for graduates to appear in…
Critical Resources on COVID-19 Available in Spanish for Construction Workers
Critical resources for construction workers who are confronting the coronavirus pandemic at work are now available in Spanish on a new website created by the state’s largest construction labor union group. Construction is the sixth largest employment sector in the…
Ryan Says New Foreclosure/Eviction Bill Will Provide Relief Immediately
A bill championed by House members meant to protect renters, homeowners and commercial tenants – such as small businesses – has been signed into law in the last week by Gov. Charlie Baker and has taken effect immediately. State Rep.…
Allowing the States to Go Bankrupt Is a Really Bad Idea
One of the most glaring shortcomings thus far of the stimulus and disaster packages that have been passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the failure to provide assistance to the states. Every state in the…