DC 35 Organizer Paul Canning, former President of Glaziers' Local 1044, has been appointed Business Representative by Business Manager Ralph Harriman. Canning has been a DC 35 Organizer for 8 years, during a time of significant growth in the membership of Local 1044. Brother Canning has been a Delegate to the North Shore Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.
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NewsBaystate Painting Fined and Debarred for Wage Law ViolationsBaystate Painting Company of Danvers, MA has been fined and debarred for 5 years as a result of an investigation conducted by Attorney General Martha Coakley's office. The official pres release describing the case follows. The case saw the AG's office employ a powerful weapon against wage cheaters: the company's own payroll books. Comparing public certified payrolls, often falsified, with a company's internal payroll records, brings out the truth in a way nothing else will. Hats off to AG Coakley! THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Somerville Considers Responsible Employer OrdinanceMembers of District Council #35 attended the Somerville Board of Aldermen's Legislative Committee hearing on March 26th to support the passage of a Responsible Employer Ordinance (REO). DC #35 members Warren Noble, Nick DiMazo, Mary Jo Connolly, Mauricio Marques and Arnold Sevilla, along with Political Director John Laughlin, Business Rep. Paul MacLean and Organizer Tony Hernandez turned out to support the REO at this public hearing. Boston Labor Council Executive Secretary Rich Rogers and Boston Building Trades General Agent Jim Coyle lead the testimony in favor of the REO. AG Coakley Cites Drywall Company for Wage FraudTHE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER DRYWALL COMPANY ORDERED TO PAY MORE THAN $70,000 FOR VIOLATING PREVAILING WAGE AND RECORDS KEEPING LAWS AG Coakley Slams Another Bottom FeederTHE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WAYLAND MAN AND COMPANY PLEAD GUILTY TO WAGE AND HOUR VIOLATIONS AND AGREE TO PAY NEARLY $300,000 IN PENALTIES AND FINES 
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