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Nov 16
Bargaining update #20 – Final Tentative Agreement and Tentative Agreement #12 – salary
Bargaining update #20 Final Tentative Agreement Tentative Agreement #12 Executive Board will meet next week to take a vote on whether or not to send the Final Agreement to the membership for a ratification vote. Please be sure to talk to your site’s director and share your thoughts on these agreements!
Nov 07
#UnionStrong Updates
Our movement in the news: – Unions Not Companies Deliver Real, Sustainable Financial Security, Forbes– Gig firm Instacart, facing revolt by its workers, joins Uber’s campaign to reduce pay, LA Times– Solidarity helped the UAW win in its GM strike. Imagine if we had more of it. Detroit Free Press
Nov 07
#RedForEd News & Highlights
– Oakland Unified moves forward with school closures despite protests, EdSource– Mt. Diablo Teachers Rally for A Fair Contract, California Educator– Defying Injunction, Massachusetts Teachers Strike, LaborNotes– The 11-day teachers strike in Chicago paid off, Vox
Nov 07
Dangerous Drowsy Driving
Are you often sleepy driving to or from work? Did you know that studies show one sleepless night can result in someone being too impaired to drive? Overtired drivers cause almost 100,000 crashes each year. Educators, who work extremely long days and often late into the night, are not immune. November 3-10 is Drowsy Driving …