National
UFT, Green Dot sign pioneering contract for NYC charter school
July 2, 2009The nation’s preeminent charter school organization, Green Dot Public Schools, and its largest teacher union local, the United Federation of Teachers, signed an innovative and pioneering collective bargaining agreement on June 23 for Green Dot’s New...
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Central Asia union support Employee Free Choice Act
July 2, 2009Leaders of the global union for skills and services, (UNI) affiliates in Kyrgyzstan together with the UNI Moscow delivered a letter to the Ambassador of the USA to the Kyrgyz Republic in support of Free Choice...
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Commentary: Time to get to work, Al!
July 2, 2009MINNEAPOLIS - During the campaign, Minnesota’s newest U.S. Senator, Al Franken, said he would be an elected official in the tradition of the man who once held his seat, the late Paul Wellstone. It’s a commitment...
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Franken wins, Coleman concedes
July 1, 2009Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced late Tuesday afternoon that he will certify the election of Democrat Al Franken to the U.S. Senate. The announcement was made 30 minutes after former Sen. Norm Coleman conceded. His concession...
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Pass fair and sensible Illinois budget, protestors say
July 1, 2009CHICAGO – On July 1 over one million people across Illinois will lose access to social services as state lawmakers here scramble to approve a “doomsday” budget, which contains major cuts up to 50 percent that...
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