COVID-19 has led to a rise in union membership and activity in Boston
This year, Greater Boston has taken part in a national trend of increased union growth and activity as a result of pandemic working conditions and widening economic inequality.
Month: August 2022
Massachusetts’ teachers unions rally for fair contracts after tough years
Spurred by the demands of teaching through a pandemic and still facing contract stalemates, teacher’s unions in Massachusetts have been organizing.
An unprecedented surge of unionization in service industries is led by baristas
Twelve Starbucks stores in Massachusetts have unionized, joining over 200 stores nationwide. The coffee chain joins Amazon and Trader Joe’s in the unprecedented growth of union membership in the service sector.
This labor movement is younger, more diverse and driven by broader causes
Not only has the COVID pandemic led to an increase in union activity and membership, but the movement in 2022 is shaped around a more diverse movement with more diverse causes.
Psychiatric patients on screen aren’t always accurately portrayed
Fictional character narratives for the psychiatric patients around you are different than their reality.
Mental health facilities in media affecting when people get help
People’s television and film-based fears about how their perceived are inhibiting an ability to get proper care for mental health issues.
Mental health on the screen leading to change in the classroom
Students are affected by what they watch. Their educators are responding to this.
Mental health depictions are changing people’s professional choices
Young people in their twenties are being influenced by things they see on television and on film relating to mental health. Particularly in their careers.
Greater Boston’s housing crisis persists
With development on the rise and rent prices getting increasingly expensive, the solution is being pushed from Boston into surrounding gateway cities.
Investigating the antique doll phenomenon
Are antique dolls haunted? The answer is a matter of whether haunted items sell more, people want them to be haunted, or the dead attach themselves to their closest objects.