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Matt Geary for Boston City Council

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About Me

I'm a student at UMass-Boston and have been involved in campaigns against the recent MBTA fare increases, organizing pickets outside of the MBTA Board and putting together educational meetings about the need for better transportation service. As member of Boston Socialist Alternative I've also participated in organizing campaigns against city budget cuts of social services, against the war in Iraq and against “politics as usual."As a representative of the workers and youth in Boston I am pledging to only take the wage of an average Boston worker, instead of the whopping $87,500 that councilors make and will be donating over $40,000 to the labor movement, and social justice causes.I've been fighting for these issues on the grassroots level and now am campaigning to fight for workers and youth in the City Council where I pledge to veto any city budget that doesn’t meet the needs of ordinary working people.

My Blog

ANTIWAR ACTION!

Sick of the war? Call in sick to work or walk out ofschool on this Friday, October 26th. Walk out at noon,and show up for the rally at the Boston C...
Posted by Matt Geary for Boston City Council on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:12:00 PST

A Program for Housing

The housing crisis is a result of policies pushed by the Rich landlords and big real estate companies. They were able to get City Hall to eliminate rent control in the 1990s, and since then rents have...
Posted by Matt Geary for Boston City Council on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:35:00 PST

Take the Profit out of Healthcare! We need REAL universal health care!

Take the Profit out of Healthcare!We need REAL universal health care!The new healthcare bill is not universal healthcare. It is not a solution. Working people and small businesses bear the burden of t...
Posted by Matt Geary for Boston City Council on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:34:00 PST

Vote Geary for Better Wages, Better Benefits and Stronger Unions.

Unions are potentially the best defense that we have against the decreasing wages and living standards that we see throughout the country. When we are organized together, we can make a difference for ...
Posted by Matt Geary for Boston City Council on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:33:00 PST

A Program for Our Youth

# Full funding for all community and educational needs. For fighting grassroots campaigns to organize against any budget that shortchanges our schools.# Abolish the MCAS - don't cripple already under-...
Posted by Matt Geary for Boston City Council on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:31:00 PST

Matt on Immigration

"No worker is my enemy. The problems with the economy aren't because of some Latino janitors and clerks who are just here trying to make a better life for themselves and their families. The problems w...
Posted by Matt Geary for Boston City Council on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:30:00 PST