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The Trump Administration is attempting to cut the federally funded Jobs Corps program, but a judge is delaying the action

The union representing card dealers' at MGM Springfield was established last year, but management is questioning the validity of the unionization vote.

Custodians, dining workers, and groundskeepers at Mount Holyoke College rally Tuesday for fair union contracts before bargaining discussions end next month.

Demonstrators paraded from the post office in downtown Springfield to City Hall, calling for more worker power and stronger union protections for laborers in the region.

Veterans often face unique challenges in navigating the job market due to disabilities, according to a Massachusetts commission.

Unionized cleaners in Springfield rallied outside One Monarch Place, a popular high-rise in the city, Wednesday, for continued employment, benefits, and safe working conditions.

The layoffs began with a first round last month, and MGB expects about 1,500 positions to be affected in all.

New England Public Media, a public radio and television station based in Springfield, laid off 13% of its employees on Wednesday.

Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman responded publicly today to allegations she threatened employees with physical harm and used inappropriate language. The events are described in an anonymous letter sent to the district school committee and others.

Connecticut's minimum wage goes up to $16.35 an hour in the new year — by far the most in New England and the third-highest state minimum wage in the country.