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…

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 …

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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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…

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…

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…

Monrovia, CA/Immokalee, FL — Trader Joe’s and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) announced today that they have signed an agreement that formalizes the ways in which Trader Joe’s will work with the CIW and Florida tomato growers to supp…

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s call for teacher tenure reform could become one of the trickiest measures to work out during the General Assembly session as lawmakers delve into the details of how and when those educators should be fired.

Several legislators…

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s call for teacher tenure reform could become one of the trickiest measures to work out during the General Assembly session as lawmakers delve into the details of how and when those educators should be fired.

Several legislators…