Word: district
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About 20 members of Painters District Council 35, Local 577, began to picket a week ago at certain Harvard-owned locations, including the entrance to Lowell House, the sidewalk in front of Harvard Hillel and the Dana Palmer House where the non-union painters are working...
...union's chief argument is with the contractors and not the University, said Bill Murphy, agent for the Painters District Council 35. He said the contractors are paying wages so far below the union rate that it is impossible to compete...
Since April, Vellucci has been going door-to-door in the district, handing out campaign literature, shaking hands and raising money for his race against Howe. Observers say that Vellucci faces a difficult challenge in unseating Howe, although many see Vellucci's more liberal voting record as an asset that could play well in September...
...race for the 29th district of Middlesex Country, Vellucci has garnered endorsements from several liberal political groups, including Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), the Massachusetts Choice Political Action Committee (MCPAC), the Commonwealth Electoral Coalition, the Local 26 Restaurant Workers and the Massachusetts Teachers Association, said Campaign Manager Clifford Truesdell...
Because of declines in the Cambridge and Somerville populations, the state's redistricting plan combined the districts of the two incumbents. Cambridge has 9000 voters in the district, compared to Somerville's 8000. Howe has served for 23 years in the State House, while Vellucci is in his third term...