LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis has asked local school officials to turn over the names of teachers who called in sick on the days that sickouts forced them to
New York, NY – Comptroller Stringer has released an “Agency Watch List” report on the Department of Correction (DOC) – due to concerns about increased spending and meager measurable results.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Walmart de Mexico has reached a deal with the Revolutionary Confederation of Laborers and Farmworkers (CROC) union to raise about 8,000 store workers’ pay by 5.5%, both sides
CHICOPEE, Mass.—Hundreds of union members and their supporters rallied March 20 outside a Stop & Shop supermarket here, demanding that the company drop demands for cuts in their overtime pay,
LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Almost 1,500 gaming workers at four Las Vegas casinos have voted to join the United Auto Workers, the union announced March 17. The vote at Bally’s, Harrah’s, Paris,
New York, NY – New York City has launched a program designed to help women entrepreneurs access affordable lines of credit. The new program, called WE Credit, will provide up to 250
New York, NY – Over $2.8 million in additional funding will be allocated to over 175 cultural organizations in underserved communities. This funding is being made available thanks to an agreement allowing
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.— More than 1,000 nurses at Munson Medical Center have voted to ratify their first contract with the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) The nurses led a massive community organizing
JACKSON, Miss.—The Mississippi House voted March 11 to increase teachers’ pay by $4,000 over the next two years, four times the $500-a-year raises previously approved by the state Senate. Rep.
New York, NY – New York City has implemented a program titled Small Business First to provide a friendlier atmosphere for small businesses. There are over 230,000 small businesses in the
