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Flashmob Strikes Verizon Wireless Store in DC’s Union Station
Across the JwJ network, union and community activists continue to escalate pressure on Verizon to do the right thing and negotiate a fair contract with members of the Communications Workers of America. Last August the contract expired for 45,000 worker…
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February 11th, 2012 under
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Walker’s Attack on Wisconsin Values Anything But Progressive
Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane this week wrote a column claiming Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is a “progressive.” This response from Wisconsin State Employees Union/AFSCME Council 24 Pres. Paulette Feld tells the truth …
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February 10th, 2012 under
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The Disobedience School: Class of 2012
The Disobedience School: Class of 2012 hosted this past Saturday on the 28th was a big success. The event took place at UNITE HERE Local 26 on Harrison Ave. near the Chinatown T stop and it brought together about 40 people from different organizations …
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February 10th, 2012 under
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Teacher Evaluation System Clears Final Hurdle
Teachers and principals won’t make the grade unless their students are making academic strides, according to a new evaluation system that the State Board of Education approved Friday.
“Student learning is the single most important factor” in the new…
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February 10th, 2012 under
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AFGE Launches New `Explain It to Me, GOP Ad Campaign
"This material is related to legislation and internal union activity. You MAY copy this using union funds or using union equipment, when not on duty or not on official time. It may be distributed during lunch and learns, and other union event…
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February 10th, 2012 under
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Take Action for Millions of Home Care Workers
Please take a moment today to tell the Department of Labor that home care workers should be entitled to minimum wage and overtime pay, like other American workers. Following an announcement by President Obama and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, the Dep…
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February 10th, 2012 under
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Kasich Fails to Address the Real State of His State
Lindsay Brent (center), a billing clerk in Steubenville’s utility department and secretary of Local 2015 (Council 8), protests Gov. John Kasich’s State-of-the-State address with Denise Stark (left) and Mary Hagan. (Photo by Joe Weidner/Ohio…
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February 10th, 2012 under
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Collective Bargaining Rights Upheld in SD
Activists from AFSCME Council 59 and other supporters of workers’ rights in South Dakota defeated an effort to revoke collective bargaining for public employees there.
First, they persuaded the bill’s sponsor, South Dakota state Sen. S…
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February 10th, 2012 under
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State Board of Education Approves Teacher Evaluation Proposal Today
The State Board of Education approved a new framework for evaluatng teachers and principals Friday that relies heavily on how well students are performing.
The vote was expected after a group representing teachers, administrators, local boards of…
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February 10th, 2012 under
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Orlando’s Lynx Board Chairman wins 2011 Scrooge of the Year!
Could you imagine having to leave 3 hours early for work just so you could be on time? Lynx transit riders do. Or, having to work 8 hours straight without a bathroom break? Lynx bus drivers do. While Lynx’s ridership is growing, the bus servi…
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February 9th, 2012 under
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