State House labor pains: The long fight carries on for unionizing legislative aides
New from CommonWealth Beacon ON THE DOCKET: The state’s highest court will hear oral arguments next month on four noteworthy cases dealing with charter schools, whistleblower protections, pay for attorneys who represent indigent defendants, and a tobacco-related verdict. Jennifer Smith has the details. OPINION: Katherine Gergen Barnett, a family medicine physician at Boston Medical Center who has cared for hundreds of families facing homelessness, argues that the Healey administration is offering mixed messaging on housing for those in need by simultaneously promoting new development that would prioritize low-income residents and limiting emergency shelter access. State House labor pains: The long fight carries on for unionizing legislative aides October 27, 2025 By Chris Lisinski State House and Senate staff who have spent more than three years publicly waging a fruitless battle for collective bargaining righ...