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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the violations are connected to the death of a Trulieve worker in January from inhaling ground cannabis dust. The company has contested the violations.

At a small church in Bridgeport, Connecticut, one non-profit has helped hundreds of domestic workers collect wages that were stolen from them.

The union representing stagehands and technicians in Massachusetts is asking for an increase in wages from $18.60 and hour to $20 an hour.

In June of 2021, the office of Attorney General Maura Healey announced it was fining Eric Suher more than $100,000, alleging he did not pay employees on time and failed to pay sick time.

A report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a 2.5% decline in labor production across Connecticut last spring.

The struggling Springfield Symphony Orchestra, which describes itself as the largest symphony in Massachusetts outside of Boston, has elected three new members to its board of directors.

If the votes are certified Trader Joe's in Hadley, Massachusetts, would be the first of the chain's locations in the country to unionize.

At a Pittsfield School Committee meeting last week, two high school principals and the head of the district's vocational education program made the case for opening a full vocational education high school in the city.

Musicians in ongoing contract negotiations with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra have tapped the SSO's former conductor to provide artistic advice for a separate orchestra.

Union organizers say the end of federal abortion rights puts additional pressure on front-line clinic workers.