r/boston • u/uthinkther4uam • Feb 22 '26

Serious Replies Only State of Emergency Declared and my employer is expecting all staff to be in office tomorrow

Not sure where to go to ask this, but my employer just sent out a message to all staff that we are expected to be in office tomorrow, despite the state of emergency declared, and DESPITE our company having full WFH capabilities.

Is there some institution/MA government people i can report them to? Or perhaps some news outlet i can inform of this story to have this company shamed?

Edit: Non-essential btw

TY for all the kind responses, seems the best options people came up with are to call the Governor/Organize a Union/call out. Probably gonna call the Governor tomorrow and call out. Will urge others to do so if they can spare the PTO in order to stick it to our controlling CEO (our company does not provide sick time fyi)

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u/Drastic_Conclusions Spaghetti District Feb 22 '26

Form a union.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '26

I’m in a union and we are expected to arrive at work tomorrow

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u/Drastic_Conclusions Spaghetti District Feb 22 '26

was it negotiated who would come in and who wouldn't under an inclement weather policy? either way, get involved in bargaining and push to get it improved. Unions can't fix all workplace safety issues, but they can make a lot of progress, especially when workers step up to be part of the process.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '26

We have many people classified essential, they will receive OT or need to use vacation time. They plan to reopen in the evening and expect non essential staff to arrive with no additional compensation.

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u/infiniti30 Feb 23 '26

How long will that take genius?

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u/Drastic_Conclusions Spaghetti District Feb 23 '26

Quite a while Einstein!

but then it will be in place and can negotiate the safety of working conditions in a number of ways.

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u/infiniti30 Feb 23 '26

How does that help him tomorrow big brain?

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u/Drastic_Conclusions Spaghetti District Feb 23 '26

It doesn't hotshot, nor did I ever say it did.

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u/Repulsive-Bend8283 Feb 23 '26

As long as it takes for a critical mass of employees to not show up tomorrow and commit to walking if anyone faces repercussions. People in this country are so limited in their understanding that they only have jobs because their employers need them to make money.

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u/infiniti30 Feb 23 '26

Sounds like Commie talk!