Legislative Outcome: : Passed Senate 40-0-0 on Jul/23/16; State Senator Ben Downing voted YES; Passed House 154-0-6 on Jul/23/16; Signed by Governor Charlie Baker on Aug/1/16
Massie noted his past experiences as a minister and at Harvard Business School, and work for economic and racial justice. He also spoke of his personal health challenges. Born with hemophilia, he was on braces as a child. "The national health program in France got me out of those crutches," he said. "These issues are burned into me because of my experiences."
And our 'get stuff done' approach with public private partnerships in economic development, advanced manufacturing, robotics and smart materials has created jobs and opportunity across the Commonwealth.
As a result, our economy is booming. We have more people working than at any time in state history. Over 200,000 jobs have been created since we took office. Our labor force participation rate is at an all-time high. And people are moving to Massachusetts because we offer good jobs and opportunity.
Legislative Outcome: : Passed Senate 40-0-0 on Jul/23/16; Passed House 154-0-6 on Jul/23/16; Signed by Governor Charlie Baker on Aug/1/16
"I would appoint a Czar of Adaptations to teach us how to redesign our most vulnerable areas," Berwick said.
According to a press release from the coalition, which represents community, labor and faith organizations across the state, approximately 269,059 signatures were collected over the course of 10 weeks for each ballot question, trumping the state requirement of obtaining 68,911 verified signatures.
Sen. Ed Markey is the lead petitioner for the ballot proposal giving voters the option of mandating that workers in the commonwealth be given the chance to earn one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked. The mandatory time earnings would cap at 40 hours of sick time, according to the proposal.
[The interviewer noted that] MA now has one of country's highest vaccination rates.
Summary by Mintz-Levin law firm blog:ÿThe law makes Massachusetts the first state to forbid businesses from requiring job applicants to disclose their salary history before offering them a job. By doing so, the state will help ensure historically lower wages and salaries do not continue for women and minorities throughout their entire careers. Language also defines the "equal pay for equal work" clause, which takes education, seniority, training, and performance into account.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 40-0-0 on Jul/23/16; Passed House 154-0-6 on Jul/23/16; Rep. Diehl voted YEA; Signed by Governor Charlie Baker on Aug/1/16
A: NO
A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support local flexibility on minimum wage with an increase from $11 an hour in Massachusetts, and an increase from $7.25 an hour nationally. [I gathered signatures for RiseUp's $15-minimum-wage in Massachusetts]
A: Agree.
Candidate's position on this issue: I support youth jobs programs at the municipal level as well as at the state level.
Gov. Romney vetoed budget section 673, which says: "A person who has [worked] at least 10 years in the employment of the Massachusetts Water and Resources Administration; who, in the course of his state employment was exposed to asbestos or other hazardous materials; and who has been diagnosed with an cancer or cardio-vascular illness, shall be eligible for early retirement with surviving spouse benefits." [A YEA vote would override the veto and fund the early retirement arrangement.]
The relevant part of the MassDems Platform is: "We support environmental Right-to-Know laws about chemical and other potential dangers to worker health. We oppose efforts to weaken workplace safety standards, or the ability of OSHA or state-level agencies to enforce them."
Source citation: Occupational Safety; Bill Section 673 ; vote number 397
Gov. Romney vetoed budget section 673, which says: "A person who has [worked] at least 10 years in the employment of the Massachusetts Water and Resources Administration; who, in the course of his state employment was exposed to asbestos or other hazardous materials; and who has been diagnosed with an cancer or cardio-vascular illness, shall be eligible for early retirement with surviving spouse benefits." [A YEA vote would override the veto and fund the early retirement arrangement.]
The relevant part of the MassDems Platform is: "We support environmental Right-to-Know laws about chemical and other potential dangers to worker health. We oppose efforts to weaken workplace safety standards, or the ability of OSHA or state-level agencies to enforce them."
Source citation: Occupational Safety; Bill Section 673 ; vote number 397
Gov. Romney vetoed budget section 673, which says: "A person who has [worked] at least 10 years in the employment of the Massachusetts Water and Resources Administration; who, in the course of his state employment was exposed to asbestos or other hazardous materials; and who has been diagnosed with an cancer or cardio-vascular illness, shall be eligible for early retirement with surviving spouse benefits." [A YEA vote would override the veto and fund the early retirement arrangement.]
The relevant part of the MassDems Platform is: "We support environmental Right-to-Know laws about chemical and other potential dangers to worker health. We oppose efforts to weaken workplace safety standards, or the ability of OSHA or state-level agencies to enforce them."
Source citation: Occupational Safety; Bill Section 673 ; vote number 397
Gov. Romney vetoed budget section 673, which says: "A person who has [worked] at least 10 years in the employment of the Massachusetts Water and Resources Administration; who, in the course of his state employment was exposed to asbestos or other hazardous materials; and who has been diagnosed with an cancer or cardio-vascular illness, shall be eligible for early retirement with surviving spouse benefits." [A YEA vote would override the veto and fund the early retirement arrangement.]
The relevant part of the MassDems Platform is: "We support environmental Right-to-Know laws about chemical and other potential dangers to worker health. We oppose efforts to weaken workplace safety standards, or the ability of OSHA or state-level agencies to enforce them."
Source citation: Occupational Safety; Bill Section 673 ; vote number 397
The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing on H.1617, a bill that would gradually require tipped workers be paid the same minimum wage as any other worker. Today, tipped workers must be paid $4.35 an hour by their employer. Tipped workers are supposed to make up the difference between that and the state minimum wage of $12 an hour through tips.
"Having tipped workers be dependent on customers for most of their livelihood, it puts workers at risk for sexual harassment, for discrimination," Liss-Riordan said. "The only way we can really solve this is to put an end to the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers," she said.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 40-0-0 on Jul/23/16; State Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz voted YES; Passed House 154-0-6 on Jul/23/16; Signed by Governor Charlie Baker on Aug/1/16
He said a million workers woke up today "without one hour of earned sick time," and "as governor, I would change that."
Grossman pointed to his work as state treasurer--including bringing the state's reserve funds back to Massachusetts banks from abroad, setting up Small Business Banking Partnership, an organization that has made $1 billion in loans to local small businesses, expanding the public bidding process and putting the state's checkbook online.
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Republicans:
Sen.Ted Cruz(TX) Carly Fiorina(CA) Gov.John Kasich(OH) Sen.Marco Rubio(FL) Donald Trump(NY) |
Democrats:
Secy.Hillary Clinton(NY) Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT) 2016 Third Party Candidates: Roseanne Barr(PF-HI) Robert Steele(L-NY) Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA) | ||
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