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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Workers&#8217; Rights</title>
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		<title>Beat Report: 1/19/12 Finance Committee Meeting of the Whole</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/21/workers-rights/beat-report-11912-finance-committee-meeting-of-the-whole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Curtatone announced memo of agreement with Firefighters Local 76 deferring retroactive payments to next fiscal year. This agreement means no layoffs this fiscal year (including closing West Branch Library). Asked for executive session to discuss next steps, and continuing negotiations with fire alarm operators.]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Wall Street movement spreads to Somerville</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/12/14/workers-rights/occupy-wall-street-movement-spreads-to-somerville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rand Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local residents rallied at the Bank of America on Saturday, December 10 pushing for changes to reign in corporate greed and address growing inequality in both Somerville and the United States. The rally was a kickoff event for Occupy Somerville.
About 100 people came out to show their support for fundamental changes to our economic and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trader Joe&#8217;s has Social Justice Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/12/08/events/trader-joes-has-social-justice-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surely there are many Somervillians among the many patrons and fans of Traders Joe national (specialty) retail grocery stores. While of little comparison to the retail behemoth in the news these days, Trader Joe&#8217;s is not without its problems. The following notice may be of interest.
&#8221; ATTENTION: PATRONS OF TRADER JOE’S STORES IN NEIGHBORING CAMBRIDGE:
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passing the Local Hiring Ordinance Will Help Raise Labor Standards in Somerville</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/26/politics/passing-the-local-hiring-ordinance-will-help-raise-labor-standards-in-somerville/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/26/politics/passing-the-local-hiring-ordinance-will-help-raise-labor-standards-in-somerville/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rand Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somerville&#8217;s economic development policies should place the highest priority on creating the good jobs our community needs.
All across Somerville working families are facing high levels of unemployment.  And for those who are working, they have experienced cuts in their pay and benefits, increased health and safety problems and violations of their rights on the job.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walmart Coming to Somerville?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/11/development-and-zoning/walmart-coming-to-somerville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rand Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us for a discussion on how this will affect the community and what you can do about it!
Wednesday, Nov 16th @ 6PM
Somerville City Club
20 Innerbelt Road
Somerville, MA 02143  
For more information please contact:
Edwin Argueta at edwin@massjwj.net or (617) 335-9501


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		<title>MaxPac adds insult to injury by not hiring any local people</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/07/25/development-and-zoning/maxpac-adds-insult-to-injury-by-not-hiring-any-local-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/07/25/development-and-zoning/maxpac-adds-insult-to-injury-by-not-hiring-any-local-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rand Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not hiring any local people (or making a good faith effort to do so) is an insult to our community.  It should be unacceptable to the planning board, the Board of Alderman and all of our elected officials.]]></description>
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		<title>IKEA Object of Social Justice Action</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/30/development-and-zoning/ikea-object-of-social-justice-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/30/development-and-zoning/ikea-object-of-social-justice-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>intrepid</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=9684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following email was sent to me as a subscriber to Change.org. I have forwarded the body of the notice, and you will find the link to the online petition in the text of the story. It brings to mind the maxim that if it sounds too good to be true (as with the detente [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2/17 : Speak Out for Somerville Jobs at BoA Public Hearing on MaxPac</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/02/16/events/217-speak-out-for-somerville-jobs-at-boa-public-hearing-on-maxpac/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/02/16/events/217-speak-out-for-somerville-jobs-at-boa-public-hearing-on-maxpac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rand Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 17, 2011; 5:45 pm; ] More than 50 Somerville residents signed a petition requesting a hearing by the Board of Alderman on union jobs and local hiring.

The hearing will be at 6:00 PM on February 17.  There will be a short rally beforehand at 5:45 PM.

The MaxPac developers are still refusing to live up to the commitment they made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rite Aid: &#8220;You&#8217;re Breaking Our Hearts!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/02/16/workers-rights/rite-aid-youre-breaking-our-hearts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/02/16/workers-rights/rite-aid-youre-breaking-our-hearts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rand Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A half dozen community supporters greeted shoppers at Rite Aid&#8217;s Davis Sq. store in Somerville on Valentine&#8217;s Day to focus public attention on the company&#8217;s culture of corporate greed and its assault employees&#8217; health care benefits and job rights.
&#8220;Our action in Somerville sent management a Valentine&#8217;s message in support of workers&#8217; rights,&#8221; said Somerville community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2/17/11 BOA Committee on Legislative Matters Meeting as a Whole</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/01/30/events/21711-boa-committee-on-legislative-matters-meeting-as-a-whole/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/01/30/events/21711-boa-committee-on-legislative-matters-meeting-as-a-whole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 17, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] This hearing will receive public input on the use of union labor at the MaxPac site.]]></description>
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