 Through their union, construction workers in Peru won a new contract that can raise wages for all workers in the industry. And a new Solidarity Center photo essay highlights how Palestinian workers--from kindergarten teachers to skilled laborers--are finding strength in their union. Find out more at the Solidarity Center.
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Stop Chiseling the Adjuncts
Washington Monthly; By Caroline Frederickson; August 25, 2015 After years of inertia, courts and regulators are starting to take on companies that miscategorize employees as contractors in order to avoid wage and benefit costs... The real reasons behind the U.S. teacher shortage Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, August 24, 2015 The fact that teacher shortages aren’t new doesn’t mean they aren’t important...  Make the cut; sign up now for the Community Services Agency’s 20th Annual Golf Tournament. Scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, at the all-union Enterprise Golf Course in Mitchellville, MD, the event benefits CSA’s Emergency Assistance Fund. Major sponsors include Kaiser Permanente, United HealthCare, Teamsters 639 and MCGEO 1994. Click here or call Kathleen McKirchy for info at 202-974-8221 or email [email protected]. photo: the 2014 AFSCME 2462 team; photo by Chris Garlock
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