Representative Kane Pledges Support for Labor's Issues

On Friday, February 11th, Neighbor To Neighbor held its first meeting with State Representative Michael Kane to ask for support on our 2005 agenda. Neighbor to Neighbor members were pleased with the meeting, and felt that the Representative was responsive to many of their needs, including supporting our proposals for health care expansion and restoration of MassHealth benefits, raising the minimum wage to $8.25 an hour, and protecting welfare for the families with the greatest barriers to employment.

“He took the time to hear our needs and was open to weighing the pros and cons of each issue,” commented N2N member, Monica Calderon. The group is thankful that Representative Kane took leadership in advocating for our issues by sending a letter of support to House Leadership.