…“right to work” laws. In response to several other counties passing ordinances banning the union shop, the county’s Fiscal Court on Feb. 17 unanimously approved an anti-right-to-work resolution, drafted by…
…snowdrifts and muggers to get home after 1 a.m. He makes $10.55 an hour, not enough to buy and maintain a car, and the Oakland County suburbs have no regular…
…them put small instruments such as violins and guitars in overhead compartments on planes instead of having to check them as baggage. They can also buy tickets for the likes…
…average food costs, 12% in rents, and 17% in health care. Read more Virtual-School Teachers Organize Those trying to privatize education have promoted nonunion charter and online schools over public…
…endorsement of the governor’s challenger in last September’s Democratic primary. Read more Chicago Raises Minimum Wage to $13—By 2019 The Chicago City Council on Dec. 4 approved a bill to…
…“He’s been looking for anything we currently build that we could buy cheaper somewhere else,” said Jay Wadleigh, president of Machinists Local S6, which represents about 3,500 Bath shipyard employees….
…401(k)-style plan. Proposition 487, largely financed by Texas hedge-fund billionaire and former Enron executive John Arnold, received less than 44% of the vote. City workers, led by the United Phoenix…
…whether to ratify it should be complete by the end of October, said Andy Klatt, a part-time Spanish professor and union organizer. If approved, it would be the first contract…
…to the School Reform Commission’s Oct. 6 cancellation of their contract by saying they already send hundreds of dollars a year buying supplies. Kindergarten teacher Sharnae Wilson bought her own…
Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Philly Schools Cancel Teachers’ Contract Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission unilaterally cancelled city teachers’ contract Oct. 6. The move, approved unanimously at a meeting…
