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Union and mayor agree on contract for 121,000 NYC workers

July 11, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The DC37 pact, which covers workers at 53 locals, is important as a potential pacesetter for other unions in the Big Apple.

AFT local battles Missouri anti-teacher tenure initiative

July 11, 2014 By Sheri Gassaway

Teach Great, a coalition backed by billionaire Rex Sinquefield, is funding the ballot initiative.

New contract to give low-paid Johns Hopkins workers hefty raises

July 11, 2014 By PAI

"This is an important victory for patients and workers all across Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital sets the standard for healthcare and that standard has just been raised."

Union to be put in place at VW Chattanooga plant after all

July 10, 2014 By John Wojcik

It was announced here today by the United Auto Workers union and Volkswagen employees that the UAW will begin representing workers at the plant in Chattanooga.

NEA’s Eskelsen-García promises tougher line on public school critics

July 10, 2014 By PAI

"No commercial, mass-produced, industrial-strength standardized factory test should ever be used as the determining factor for any student or adult."