Strike at Mass MoCA Ends With Contract VoteA three-week strike by unionized staff of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art has ended with a contract agreed on Tuesday by both sides. Visiting Nurses' Union Picket for More Pay, More Care TimeBerkshire United, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, is negotiating its first contract with Berkshire Health Systems and union members say they are pushing for fair pay and productivity standards. Pittsfield School Officials OK Paraprofessional ContractThe School Committee last week approved a settlement agreement with the Pittsfield Federation of School Employees Local 1315 paraprofessional unit. General Dynamics Union Pickets For Fair WagesUnionized workers at General Dynamics are demanding an end to a pay system that they don't see as equitable. Pittsfield School Committee OKs Higher Custodial WagesThe School Committee on Wednesday approved a memorandum of agreement with the district custodial union through 2025, bumping up senior custodians' hourly wages by over a dollar. Pittsfield School Officials OK Contracts, Gets Diversity UpdateAfter an executive session, the committee returned to regular session to unanimously endorse new agreements with the cafeteria, paraprofessionals and educational secretary units. Pittsfield School Committee OKs Unions' Higher PayDuring a special meeting on Thursday, MOAs for the 2021-2022 school year and the 2022-2025 school years were unanimously approved for bus drivers and attendants, cafeteria workers, paraprofessionals, and educational secretaries. |