Somerville Stands Together Coalition Highlights of 2020
Somerville Stands Together is a coalition of community and labor organizations. Below are some of the highlights of the coalition for 2020. More information about SST is on our website here.
January
Somerville City Council inauguration — Councilor, and friend of labor, Matt McLaughlin elected Council President
ORS City wide meeting (Jan. 12)
Rally for the Somerville School Paraprofessionals (Jan. 13)
CAAS ratification vote (Jan. 23)
Somerville Stands Together Coalition meeting (Jan. 27)
Planning meetings begin for the Somerville Labor — Climate Summit
February
Somerville Stands Together Coalition meeting (Feb. 25)
Where to Go From Here: A Workshop for Young Workers (Labor Guild, Feb. 11)
March
Our Revolution Somerville Super Tuesday Primary Party
Pandemic shut down begins
June
Somerville Black Lives Matter rally (June 7)
Somerville Stands Together, ORS, & Just Us Somerville 2020 candidate forums (June 24, 25)
August
Job Creation & Retention Trust awards The Welcome Project, the Brazilian Workers Center, and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Health and Safety $119,000 to develop and implement workers’ rights and wage theft education for immigrant workers in Somerville. Their collaboration is called the Somerville Workers Center!
September
Know Your Rights: Unity at Work Presentation on: How to organize your workplace”
SST Labor — Climate Change Summit
October
Job Creation & Retention Trust Public Hearing (Oct. 13)
Wage Theft rally, Assembly Sq. and Rally to protest wage theft in Somerville (video, Oct. 29)
November
Yes on 2 ballot campaign (Nov. 3)
Protect the results rally on Boston Common (Nov. 4)
New Wage Theft Ordinance gets boost from Somerville Jobs Trust, by Rand Wilson (Nov. 19)
December
Somerville Labor Show-Highlights of the Labor Climate Summit (video, Dec. 1)
Somerville Labor Show-The Cost of Free Shipping, Amazon in the Global Economy (video, Dec. 8)
Somerville Stands Together Food Drive (video, Dec. 12)
