Unions

MBTA overseers unanimously approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the agency’s largest labor union Thursday, praising the sizable raises and retention bonuses as a sign of a “sea change” amid major hiring and retention struggles. The T’s Board of Directors quickly adopted the agreement with Boston Carmen’s ATU Local 589, whose 3,000-plus members represent more than half of...

Medical professionals at hospitals like Newton-Wellesley are in the process of trying to unionize.   But they’re not alone – given the economy and fallout from the pandemic. ”I think I have the best job in the world,” Dr. Titi Afolabi said. As a second-year resident at MGH, Afolabi says she can work as many as 100 hours a week….

Starbucks workers at more than 100 locations are striking during Red Cup Day on Thursday, coinciding with the chain’s busiest sales day of the year.