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Omni Hotel workers to vote on new contract – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BOSTON (WHDH) - Workers from the Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Seaport hotels will vote on a new contract on Sunday. After months of negotiations that began in April, the hotel workers’ union, UNITE HERE Local 26, reached...

Omni Hotel workers unanimously approve new contract to end strike – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BOSTON (WHDH) - Workers from the Omni Parker House and the Omni Boston Seaport hotels unanimously approved a new contract on Sunday that brings their strike to an end.After months of negotiations that began in April, the hotel workers’ union,...

Boston doctor builds tool to identify patients at risk for intimate partner violence

BOSTON - Dr. Bharti Khurana, an Emergency Radiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital was leaving a trauma "hackathon" in 2016 when a nurse practitioner began talking about Intimate Partner Violence. For all the advances in medicine, the NP...

Boston hotel workers strike continues, union says “we’re still out here until we get a contract”

1/17More than 1,200 Boston hotel employees continued to strike this week, joining thousands of hotel workers around the country who are fighting for higher wages.While some of the strikes in other states have ended, either as planned or because...

Eleven are hailed with Shattuck Awards as ‘everyday heroes of public service’ in Boston

The Boston Municipal Research Bureau will honor nine city employees and two individuals from the private sector as “everyday heroes of public service” who use their “integrity, initiative, leadership and commitment to the public good” to the benefit of the...

Seven-month Boston University grad worker strike ends

Boston University graduate student workers signed off on their first union contract with the university this week, ending a nearly seven-month strike. The contract, approved Wednesday, gives doctoral students major raises but still grants them and other grad workers...

Derailed Green Line train going 36 mph in 10 mph zone, NTSB says

CAMBRIDGE - The Green Line train that derailed at the beginning of October was going 36 mph in a 10 mph zone, the National Transportation Safety Board says.Green line train derailedThe preliminary investigation by the NTSB showed that the...

Dorchester Brewing Company to stop brewing for others

A well-known local brewery is shutting down a segment of its operations, though the business itself will remain in place. According to a Twitter/X post from @Bo_Dubya, Dorchester Brewing Company is going to be ceasing its contract brewing operations, with...

Rosie’s Place, first women’s shelter in U.S., celebrates 50 years – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BOSTON (WHDH) - 7News’ Amaka Ubaka was on hand to help celebrate the first women’s shelter in the country on Tuesday. She took part in the “Funny Women… Serious Business” luncheon in Boston to support Rosie’s Place.Boston Mayor Michelle...

Boston doctor brings hidden talent to the sciences with careers program

BOSTON - Helping a diverse group of students find their way in the sciences, Dr. Joan Reede has changed thousands of lives with the Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP).The idea that would change lives"It is all about identifying talent,...

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Non-alcoholic liquor store provides options for Dry January in Boston

BOSTON - A unique store in Boston's South End is offering bottles of non-alcoholic drink options to customers, ideal...