Our raises and retro are here!
Union Siblings, A reminder that all eligible public sector members will receive the money from our contract victory in today’s payroll (12/22/2023). This victory was possible because you took action – […]
We Did It! Raises & Retro Coming 12/22
Union Siblings, We did it! The thousands of messages we sent to the Governor’s office paid off—literally. Although the administration said it was impossible to issue our raises & retro pay […]
Showing Up Strong For Our Next Contract!
Union Siblings, Last night, we packed the room at our union hall in Marlborough to show the Commonwealth we are united and ready to fight for a fair contract! Members […]
Contract Ratified!
On May 10 our members ratified our tentative agreement with a 98% yes vote! Our new contract expires on December 31, 2023, and includes: A total 8% raise in the agreement: A 4% raise […]
Tentative Agreement Reached—Ratification Vote to Come
On April 11, the state finally brought an economic proposal to the table. After two counter proposals, we arrived at a tentative agreement with the Commonwealth for a one-year extension […]
Statement on the resignation of Commissioner David D’Arcangelo
For years, SEIU Local 509 members at the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind have worked tirelessly to ensure that members of the blind community have the support that they need […]
Update: Petition Delivery to Governor Healey
The Commonwealth has had no responses to any of the proposals we’ve submitted since January, including the bilingual differential, contract duration, and wage proposals. That’s why we collected over 4,000 signatures on our petition to […]
March 21 Bargaining Update
Union Siblings, Our bargaining committee has been hard at work since our last bargaining session on March 9. Although the Commonwealth has yet to respond to our proposals or propose […]
Call to Action: Sign the Petition to Gov. Healey!
Today, March 9th, marked our inaugural open bargaining session! From the start, we’ve fought to secure an evening bargaining session in order to make negotiations more accessible to our members […]
Bargaining Update: Wage Proposal, Evening Bargaining, & more!
February 15, 2023 Brothers, Sisters, and Union Siblings, we are living in unusual times—and to win the contract we deserve, we can’t carry out bargaining as usual. We need to […]