Commonwealth Magazine: New year will usher in 2018's 'grand bargain'

The new benefits were pushed by a coalition of labor, clergy, and liberal organizing groups called Raise Up Massachusetts. Coalition members said the COVID-19 pandemic has made the benefits more important.

“While many white-collar workers have spent the pandemic sheltering in their home offices and seeing their savings accounts grow, hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers have spent the past nine months struggling to afford protective equipment, food, and rent while working on the frontlines to keep others safe,” said Lily Huang, co-director of Massachusetts Jobs with Justice, in a statement praising the minimum wage increase.

Full Article: https://commonwealthmagazine.org/state-government/new-year-will-usher-in-2018s-grand-bargain/