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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday April 02, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Alianza Americas Scores Legal Victory In Search for Justice for Venezuelan Asylum Seekers Flown to Martha's Vineyard
LA CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Alianza Americas issued the following news release: Alianza Americas has scored an important legal victory in our effort to hold all parties involved accountable for abuses committed against Venezuelan asylum seekers after US Federal Judge Allyson S Burroughs agreed to continue our lawsuit against plane transportation Vertol Systems Inc. US Federal Court in Massachusetts finds credible evidence that transporting migrants to Martha's Vineyard is an 'uncivilized,   more

Community Catalyst's First Collective Bargaining Agreement Demonstrates Organizations' Commitment to Fostering a More Equitable and Inclusive Workplace
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: Unions make organizations stronger and Community Catalyst and Community Catalyst United (CCU) are proud to announce the end of negotiations and the ratification of an inaugural Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This is the first contract for Community Catalyst staff, who formed a union with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 888, and was voluntarily recognized by Community Catalyst i  more

NEFAC, Mass. Open Government Advocates Call for Permanent Reform With Virtual Access to Public Meetings Set to Expire in One Year
WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, April 2 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: With virtual access to public meetings set to end a year from today, the New England First Amendment Coalition and a group of Massachusetts disability rights, free press, open government, and other advocates renewed their call for permanent reforms to guarantee hybrid access to open meetings. NEFAC, along with the ACLU of Massachusetts, Boston Center for Independ  more

VIRTUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS SET TO EXPIRE MARCH 31, 2025
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following joint statement on April 1, 2024, with eight organizations: * * * With virtual access to public meetings set to end a year from today, a coalition of disability rights, free press, open government, and other advocates today renewed their call for permanent reforms to guarantee hybrid access to open meetings. The ACLU of Massachusetts, Boston Center for Independent Living, Disability Law   more