Reprinted in LaborPress January 15, 2013 AFT NEWS The Oregon Employment Relations Board ruled on Jan. 4 that all graduate teaching and research assistants at Oregon State University are public…
…an existing business in today‘s economy, can be challenging. But the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Patriot Express Loan program is giving veterans, reservists, National Guard members and even their spouses…
…hosted by the Environmental Conservation Committee, the Health Committee, and the Administrative Regulations Review Commission. Following the hearing, Assembly Member O’Donnell stated,”I was glad to have the opportunity today to…
…health care. “That is why we have public health care,” Cilento said. “What’s happening at Downstate is just the latest example of the troubling movement away from public hospitals and…
…the city’s once-envied early childcare system by reducing reimbursement rates to providers and requiring them to absorb more costs. The latest charge by the union is that the city has…
…safety and security of our children by ensuring that the City’s most qualified, skilled, and experienced school bus crews remain on the job. Call the Mayor today at 1-888-833-7428 in…
…and the results could have a huge impact on the kinds of new jobs that will need to be created. “There’s been a lot of damage, but the good news…
…including accelerated construction and repair of New York State’s electric systems. The measures will incorporate the latest engineering and technologies to harden and strengthen NYPA’s transmission facilities to make them…
…Internet tools, UNITE HERE’s new iPhone app is helping to inspire enthusiasm among hotel workers themselves. “I’ve heard stories of our members looking at it in cities where we have…
…country. “Today’s actions are a culmination of a broader movement because low-wage workers are tired of working long hours for little pay, no benefits and no respect. Too many people…
