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JACOB SCHLES

Somerville To Expand Prison Labor Ban Following Its Purchase Of Prison-Made Items

Somerville, Mass. – Following BINJ.News’ discovery of a $78.93 city purchase of signs made in a Massachusetts prison, Somerville “will seek to expand” a 2020 ban on contracting prison labor services, said city spokesperson Denise Taylor. That statement came in response to a BINJ.News request to clarify the legality of

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JACOB SCHLES December 4, 2025
Clip art downloaded from BINJ's paid Canva account on August 28, 2025.
JASON PRAMAS

Labor Day Should Remind Bostonians Why Trump Is Threatening To Send In The Troops

And what we can do about it

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JASON PRAMAS August 28, 2025
JACOB SCHLES

When Married Women Couldn’t Teach, Massachusetts Unions Led The Fight

An often forgotten chapter in women’s labor history, the fight against marriage bans in Massachusetts eventually found success with activism, passionate union efforts, and nationwide economic change

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JACOB SCHLES July 17, 2025
JASON PRAMAS

Will Musk’s New Party Create An Opening For A National Left Party?

Hard to say if the “America Party” is really getting off the ground or not, but I’d like to publish left-wing activists’ thoughts on that question

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JASON PRAMAS July 10, 2025
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JASON PRAMAS

10 Exhibit Ideas For The Museum Of American Finance

On May Day, “the other workers’ holiday,” some public-spirited programming suggestions for the incoming Boston attraction

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JASON PRAMAS May 1, 2025
Large crowd outside of Skinner and Eddy employment office. The shipyard workers struck two weeks before the Seattle General Strike on Feb. 6, 1919.
JASON PRAMAS

General Strikes Are Now Mainstream In Massachusetts

Big ups for Rep. McGovern and Jon Keller discussing what was once undiscussable in Bay State media, but a few historical corrections are in order

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JASON PRAMAS March 20, 2025
CHRIS FARAONE

In Their Words: Here’s What MBTA Workers Say About Their Agency

“Employees feel that they give feedback in surveys and then nothing changes.” “Communication is not direct and not consistent.”

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CHRIS FARAONE January 7, 2025
BINJ ONLINE

THE BEST OF BINJ: LABOR REPORTING

From Cole Rosengren’s extensive coverage of recycling workers which impacted policies across the region to bombshell reporting by Eoin Higgins on problems at a major Boston-based company

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BINJ ONLINE November 5, 2024
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JASON PRAMAS

THE DOCKWORKERS’ FIGHT IS EVERYONE’S FIGHT

If union members can’t stop automation from taking their jobs, what chance do the rest of us have?

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JASON PRAMAS October 3, 2024
Cape Cod visiting nurses union picket sign. Photo by Mary Randolph. Copyright 2024 Mary Randolph.
MARY RANDOLPH

CAPE COD VISITING NURSES UNION AUTHORIZES STRIKE

The home health organization can’t afford to lose more nurses … but nurses can’t afford to stay

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MARY RANDOLPH September 5, 2024
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