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Tufts RAs strike on freshman move-in day
Schools Resident assistants say they deserve a stipend on top of free housing from the university. RAs and community members picket outside Tufts University’s Joyce Cummings Center on Aug. 29. Chloe Courtney Bohl / Boston.com Undergraduate resident assistants at Tufts began a 24-hour strike on Tuesday morning as new students arrived on the university’s Medford […]
Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in fighting
World News Airstrikes hit the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza overnight, killing at least 40 people and wounding 34 others, the Health Ministry said. Palestinians comfort a crying man after losing relatives under the rubble of a destroyed house following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled) AP […]
Woman who was critically injured in lightning strike discharged from hospital to rounds of applause
Local News “She’s already talking about maybe using this time to go back for her masters while she’s in recovery.” A Dorchester woman who was critically injured when she was struck by lightning on a Boston beach in September was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday to cheers and applause. Thalita Teixeira Padilla, who worked […]
Dana-Farber nurses go on strike in Methuen
Local News After more than nine months of negotiating, nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Merrimack Valley took to the picket line Wednesday. Nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Merrimack Valley in Methuen went on strike this week to call for better wages and benefits. Massachusetts Nurses Association Nurses at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Methuen went on […]
Workers at Mass. plant join autoworkers’ strike
Business Fifty workers at a Stellantis plant in Mansfield walked off the job Friday as part of the nationwide UAW strike. Fifty auto workers at a Massachusetts parts distribution factory joined the nationwide United Auto Workers (UAW) strike Friday. The workers, who are employed at a Stellantis facility in Mansfield, walked off the job at […]
Delta Air Lines flight lands safely after possible lightning strike
Travel There were 85 customers aboard the Airbus A220 plane. A Delta Airlines plane leaves the gate on July 12, 2021, at Logan International Airport in Boston. Michael Dwyer/AP Photo By Associated Press September 19, 2023 | 9:15 AM BOSTON (AP) — A Delta flight from Chicago to Boston safely landed at Logan Airport following […]
Auto workers strike against Detroit’s big three car makers for first time in history
National News Workers are calling for better wages and benefits. Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), center, marches with UAW members and supporters during a Labor Day parade in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg By Associated Press September 15, 2023 | 12:03 AM DETROIT (AP) — About […]