Posts tagged SEIU Local 888
Public defenders bring fight for unionization to Beacon Hill
March 18, 2026 // On Monday, those state workers pleaded their case for the right to unionize and advocate for higher pay. Workers at the organization that oversees the state public defender system, the Committee for Public Counsel Services, have been discussing unionization for years and took their concerns to the state lawmakers.
State gaming agents at Mass. Gaming Commission unionize with SEIU Local 888
February 17, 2023 // It is the first time a union has been certified to represent employees at the gaming agency. The unionization push comes as the commission prepares to launch mobile sports betting later this spring; finds itself weeks into the start of in-person sports betting at Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park Casino; and continues to regulate casino gambling.