STATE HOUSE — The union representing the state's 35,000 personal care attendants and the Baker administration have agreed to a three-year contract that will provide a 44-cent raise this summer and open a path to a $15 an hour minimum wage for PCAs by 2018, the union announced Monday.
The new contract finalizes an agreement reached last summer by Gov. Charlie Baker and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East to get PCAs to an hourly wage floor of $15 by 2018.
AMHERST – Amherst College received a $1 million award that recognizes its programs that help "high achieving students from low-income families" succeed, including underwriting study abroad and internships.
The Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is the most substantial award given to a selective U.S. college or university in recognition of admissions and support of students from low-income backgrounds, according to a statement from the Lansdowne, Virginia-based foundation. The award was announced Sunday.
