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This comes after push from local lawmakers to launch an investigation into Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation.
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State Senator Jake Oliveira and State Representative Dan Carey said they have heard complains about unpaid workers and unsanitary conditions at Pioneer Valley Health and Rehabilitation.
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Starting this month Massachusetts is offering the state exam to certify nursing assistants in Spanish, Chinese as well as in English. Advocates for immigrants are also asking for more accessible English.
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell on Tuesday endorsed a labor-backed ballot question that would let on-demand transportation drivers organize and collectively bargain.
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Connecticut Public announced it is laying off four full-time and several temporary employees. The public broadcaster said in a statement that expenses "have grown at rates that have exceeded revenues for the last few years."
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Uber hails the "new operating model," as an industry-backed ballot question campaign ends.
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An "overwhelming" number of unionized faculty and staff voted no confidence in top administrators Michelle Shutt and Charles Jordan. That's after what the union calls a "scathing" and previously unreleased report from consultants hired to observe diversity and equity matter on campus.
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Admissions into vocational-technical high schools are in high demand, but not enough seats availableThe Pioneer Institute and Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators recommend that state policymakers expand vocational-technical school capacity.
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Many new arrivals to western Massachusetts have anxiously waited months for federal work authorizations.Some Haitians living in Greenfield have finally received their documents and are now finding employment.
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'It's really pretty dehumanizing': Jobseekers discuss search process, online portals, discriminationAll week we've brought you stories of industries in Massachusetts — and western Mass, in particular — struggling to find qualified workers to fill open positions. But there are still plenty of people looking for work who haven't been able to land a job.