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…adopted by over 40 states. As predicted, scores dropped dramatically, the result of new tests, far more challenging standards, and the State’s rocky implementation that in many instances was so…
…adopted by over 40 states. As predicted, scores dropped dramatically, the result of new tests, far more challenging standards, and the State’s rocky implementation that in many instances was so…
…refused to go back on without a professional stage crew. Today, the local’s 3,250 members install sets and rigging and run lighting, sound, and special effects at all live theatre,…
…the providers the Health Department cites are problematic on many different levels. Local 436 President Judith Arroyo of the United Federation of Nurses & Epidemiologists, for instance, questions their ability…
…HERE Local 54 is appealing to the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The National Labor Relations Board filed an amicus brief backing the union Jan. 29, saying that the…
…you are treating them as second-tier citizens,” SEIU Local 521 Chief Elected Officer Luisa Blue, who was also arrested, told the board. Read more Maine Machinists Mad at Outsourcing It’s…
…not going to cross this line,” said Todd Foster, an installation and maintenance worker in Waterville, Maine, as he and other strikers huddled around a fire of donated wood in…
…Democrat Mary Burke. A Walker campaign spokeswoman called it an effort by “union bosses.” Read more Jersey AFL-CIO Accuses Christie of Pension ‘Pay-to-Play’ Financial firms that contribute to Gov. Chris…
…Board, alleging that the company disciplined 19 workers because they averaged more than 6 minutes a shift in the bathroom. Management installed a system last winter that required workers to…
…According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Walker’s former chief of staff, Tom Nardelli, sent an e-mail that stated, “We are never going to get DC 48, so I would furlough the…
…and many others use texting to: • communicate during a large action (within a leadership team, or with all participants) • instantly poll members or ask for help at critical…