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  Community Labor United · [email protected]
July 23, 2021 at 7:44 PM

Put the Frontline First

Put the Frontline First View this email in your browser Dear allies, With our country seeing another increase in COVID-19 cases – especially in Massachusetts – we need to ensure that frontline workers, low-income communities, and communi…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
July 9, 2021 at 5:29 PM

Reopening and recovery

Reopening and recovery View this email in your browser Dear allies,   Summer is here and noting our state’s vaccination rates, life has returned to near normal for many. But the need for a just recovery has only become more evident. Front…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
June 25, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Salt of the Earth Awards 2021

Salt of the Earth Awards 2021 View this email in your browser Dear allies, Each year, Community Labor United recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to improving the lives of working-class fam…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
June 23, 2021 at 7:44 PM

This Thursday, Join us for our Salt of the Earth Awards ‘21!

This Thursday, Join us for our Salt of the Earth Awards ‘21! View this email in your browser Dear allies, This year, for our Salt of the Earth Awards, Community Labor United is honoring our brave frontline workers, organizations who stoo…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
June 17, 2021 at 5:21 PM

Demand That The MA Legislature Make Our Public Transit Systems Equitable And Affordable

Demand That The MA Legislature Make Our Public Transit Systems Equitable And Affordable Call/Email Your Legislator Today!  View this email in your browser Dear members and allies,  Right now, the Massachusetts legislature can take immed…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
June 15, 2021 at 8:29 PM

Join us for our Salt of the Earth Awards ‘21!

Join us for our Salt of the Earth Awards ‘21! Tickets available for purchase. View this email in your browser Dear allies, Each year, Community Labor United recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated an ongoing commi…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
June 11, 2021 at 6:14 PM

Celebrating Pride Month 🌈

Celebrating Pride Month 🌈 View this email in your browser Dear allies,  Happy Pride Month to our friends and allies of the LGBTQ+ community! We at CLU are proud to stand with our LGTBQ+ community in the fight for equal rights and calling…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
June 2, 2021 at 12:59 PM

Demand That The MA Legislature Make Our Public Transit Systems Equitable And Affordable

Demand That The MA Legislature Make Our Public Transit Systems Equitable And Affordable Sign the petition now! View this email in your browser Dear members and allies,  The MBTA’s board of directors has an important vote on June 7 that …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
May 26, 2021 at 6:14 PM

Raising our voices to shape a better tomorrow

Raising our voices to shape a better tomorrow View this email in your browser Dear allies, We have been facing tough challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, we are overcoming these challenges, working towards recovery and shap…
  Public Transit Public Good · [email protected]
May 19, 2021 at 12:59 PM

Demand That The MA Legislature Make Our Public Transit Systems Equitable And Affordable

Demand That The MA Legislature Make Our Public Transit Systems Equitable And Affordable Sign the petition now! View this email in your browser Dear members and allies,  Riders and workers are the lifeblood of our public transit systems.…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 7:29 PM

Shaping the future of our communities

Shaping the future of our communities View this email in your browser Dear allies, We continue to make strides in our battle against the coronavirus pandemic, with increased vaccinations and decreasing numbers of infections and cases amo…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 1:29 PM

Decide the next mayor of Boston. Make your voice heard.

Decide the next mayor of Boston. Make your voice heard. Hear from candidates directly at the Boston Mayoral Forums View this email in your browser Dear ally, There’s a lot at stake for our families and communities in Boston’s next mayor…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 5:59 PM

Working people rise to power

Working people rise to power View this email in your browser Dear allies, Every year on May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, we stand in solidarity with workers all over the country to demand that working families have acce…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
April 28, 2021 at 3:59 PM

May Day In-person Solidarity Rally in Chelsea

May Day In-person Solidarity Rally in Chelsea Pass the PRO Act. Pass the Wage Theft Prevention Act. Gig workers fight back. View this email in your browser Dear allies, Every year on May Day, we remember that injustice anywhere is a thr…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
April 26, 2021 at 6:24 PM

A just recovery means flexible child care for MA residents

A just recovery means flexible child care for MA residents Sign our petition! View this email in your browser Dear ally, COVID-19 has exposed the inequalities in our state’s child care system. Low-income communities and communities of c…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
April 21, 2021 at 2:29 PM

Save The Date For Our 4th Annual #LetUsBreathe Online Event

Save The Date For Our 4th Annual #LetUsBreathe Online Event View this email in your browser Dear members and allies,  The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped our lives and it has revealed the cracks in our system that existed much before the …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
April 16, 2021 at 8:44 PM

Our fight is not over

Our fight is not over View this email in your browser Dear allies, The events of this last week have put our shared goals and the need to organize in our communities, into sharp focus. Corporate Interference in Our Lives We’d like to hi…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 4:29 PM

Save The Date: Salt of the Earth Awards and Fundraiser 2021

Save The Date: Salt of the Earth Awards and Fundraiser 2021 Join us Thurs, 6/24 for the Salt of the Earth Awards View this email in your browser Each year, Community Labor United recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstr…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
April 2, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Celebrating the change in our communities

Celebrating the change in our communities View this email in your browser Dear allies, From the FMCB promising to reverse the MBTA cuts to the vote count beginning in the Alabama Amazon workers' union drive, the past two weeks have seen …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 8:29 PM

Standing together for a fair and just society

Standing together for a fair and just society View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, Community Labor United is deeply pained by the recent events in Atlanta, Georgia, against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) c…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
March 17, 2021 at 12:29 PM

Join us on 3/19 to demand an end to the MBTA cuts.

Join us on 3/19 to demand an end to the MBTA cuts. View this email in your browser Dear allies,  The good news is that the U.S. Congress and the newly-elected Biden-Harris Administration are providing about a billion dollars…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 8:29 PM

Join us Monday: Fight for Gig Workers' Rights

Join us Monday: Fight for Gig Workers' Rights View this email in your browser Big Tech say they want to help workers and communities. But in reality, these corporations care more about their profits than what’s best…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
February 22, 2021 at 5:29 PM

Call Gov. Baker + Lieutenant Gov. Polito to do right by our state’s public transit system

Call Gov. Baker + Lieutenant Gov. Polito to do right by our state’s public transit system We need to #SavePublicTransit.   View this email in your browser Dear members and allies,  Getting by is harder than ever during the pandemic — and…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 6:59 PM

Reopening and recovery

Reopening and recovery View this email in your browser Dear friends, Vaccinations, school reopenings, and climate justice — these three issues are critical for a just recovery for our communities. As we reopen our schools and our economy…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
February 5, 2021 at 10:14 PM

Ushering in national and local changes

Ushering in national and local changes View this email in your browser Dear friends, The political rubber began hitting the road recently in Washington D.C. and at the state level, with new initiatives and changes in power. President Joe…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
January 22, 2021 at 8:29 PM

Brave Enough To Be It

Brave Enough To Be It View this email in your browser Dear friends, This past week, we witnessed a momentous day in our country’s history — Joseph R. Biden’s swearing-in as the nation’s 46th President and our country’s first black and As…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 9:59 PM

New Year, Same Fights

New Year, Same Fights View this email in your browser Dear friends, Recent days have been filled with both amazing victories – wins by President-Elect Joe Biden and both Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in the Georgia runoff election – …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 4:28 PM

End 2020 by contributing to our communities

End 2020 by contributing to our communities View this email in your browser Dear ally, Throughout this year, we have worked to bring together different unions and community organizations throughout the state to champion policies that ben…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
December 18, 2020 at 7:29 PM

Assist and serve our communities

Assist and serve our communities View this email in your browser Dear friends, Together, we’ve been able to blunt the most extreme elements of the disastrous MBTA service cuts that had been planned for next year. Thank you to everyone w…
  Lee Matsueda, Community Labor United · [email protected]
December 16, 2020 at 9:19 PM

Help Our Partners Continue Wellness to Organizing

Help Our Partners Continue Wellness to Organizing View this email in your browser Dear ,  As this pandemic began, our partners’ took the reins to help families in low income, communities of color, directly impacted by COVID-19. One such …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
December 4, 2020 at 8:29 PM

Forging Change

Forging Change View this email in your browser Dear friends, The recent Thanksgiving holiday looked different for many family gatherings across Massachusetts, and for nonprofit organizations and unions continuing our work to help local c…
  Lee Matsueda, Community Labor United · [email protected]
December 2, 2020 at 11:29 PM

Please support our communities

Please support our communities View this email in your browser Dear ally,  As we close out 2020, we do our best to reflect on a terribly difficult year and where possible celebrate the moments of hope and progress. It is also the time to…
  Lee Matsueda and Lindsay McCluskey · [email protected]
November 20, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Thank you for supporting our work!

Thank you for supporting our work! View this email in your browser Dear ally, “Justice is what love looks like in public.”   A new dawn is upon us. This election and every other challenge this year has been a reminder that we must be read…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
November 13, 2020 at 7:29 PM

Protect the public good

Protect the public good View this email in your browser Dear friends, This November’s election was a victory of our democracy, fueled by a racially diverse coalition of workers, young people, urban and suburban voters turning out in reco…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
October 30, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Stay Focused: Election Day and Beyond

Stay Focused: Election Day and Beyond View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, Many of you have done so much to get out the vote and make our voices heard in these historic elections. We are at crossroads in our democracy…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
October 16, 2020 at 7:29 PM

The struggle to stay home

The struggle to stay home View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, Events in the news this week ranging from the increase in COVID-19 rates to national disputes over mail-in voting and the ruling to cut the U.S. Census co…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
October 2, 2020 at 7:59 PM

Public services are public goods

Public services are public goods View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, Our partners are taking bold steps throughout Massachusetts in response to the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic to working families. From …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
September 18, 2020 at 9:34 PM

Back to School

Back to School View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, Fall is approaching, and children, educators and workers are headed back to school. It’s a year unlike any other. The uncertainty caused by the combination of the co…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
September 4, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Working-Class Power Rising

Working-Class Power Rising View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, As we celebrate Labor Day on Monday by paying tribute to the contributions and achievements of workers, we must especially honor the hard work and commit…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 9:33 PM

People over Profits.

People over Profits. View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, Our movement has a long history of supporting the Black Freedom Movement, and today we remember this as people march on Washington again on the anniversary of …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
August 21, 2020 at 8:36 PM

Organize. Vote.

Organize. Vote. View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, It feels like a lifetime ago that Massachusetts became one of the first coronavirus “hotspots” in the country. Since then, our broken system has been laid bare, onl…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
August 7, 2020 at 9:06 PM

Safety and equity must be our top priorities

Safety and equity must be our top priorities View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, Our communities have been ravaged by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet there have been many, including a few in our state, that …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
August 6, 2020 at 6:50 PM

Do you feel safe using the MBTA?

Do you feel safe using the MBTA? View this email in your browser Dear ally/member,  Do you feel safe using public transportation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic? Has coronavirus affected your willingness to use subway, bus, and comm…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
August 4, 2020 at 5:09 PM

Join Us: No Charity for Bigotry Teach-In

Join Us: No Charity for Bigotry Teach-In View this email in your browser Dear ally, As millions in the US and around the world join Black-led calls for racial justice, we must grapple with the role of big corporations in fanning the flam…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
July 31, 2020 at 8:44 PM

Weekly Update: Let us rebuild our communities together

Weekly Update: Let us rebuild our communities together View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, During this past week, we saw a number of actions fighting to ensure that our communities recover safely from the impact of C…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
July 24, 2020 at 6:59 PM

Weekly Update: Let us take back the narrative

Weekly Update: Let us take back the narrative View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, It is time we take back the narrative of “reopenings.” Our legislators are determining the well-being of our communities and we need t…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
July 17, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Weekly Update: When We Fight, We Win

Weekly Update: When We Fight, We Win View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, When we fight, we win! That is what we learned when the Trump administration rescinded its blatant attack on international students who were be…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
July 10, 2020 at 7:14 PM

Weekly Update: Our fight has just begun

Weekly Update: Our fight has just begun View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies, For the past few months, we have fought and won many protections for our workers and families. As Massachusetts looks to its third phase reo…
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
June 26, 2020 at 7:59 PM

Weekly Update: We must focus on racial equity and safety during MA Reopening

Weekly Update: We must focus on racial equity and safety during MA Reopening View this email in your browser Dear friends and allies,  We hope you are doing well and are staying safe. As we continue to reopen our state and return to our …
  Community Labor United · [email protected]
June 19, 2020 at 8:43 PM

Weekly Update: Let’s fight for the world we know is possible.

Weekly Update: Let’s fight for the world we know is possible. View this email in your browser Dear friends,   As we close out this week, we look back to reflect on the recent wins for our communities. The Supreme Court’s decision prohibit…