Busy Times
A lot has happened over the last few weeks in the efforts to build an employee association for UVM staff. Here’s a summary of the events:
In mid-December of last year, organizers from the Vermont NEA (calling themselves University Staff Union) filed a petition [link to PDF] with the Vermont Labor Relations Board (VLRB) to have [...]
NYC labor rallies against cuts
NYC labor rallies against cuts
http://socialistworker.org/2009/03/09/nyc-labor-rallies-against-cuts
Sean Petty, a member of the New York State Nurses Association, reports on a huge mobilization against plans for harsh budget cuts.
March 9, 2009
NEW YORK–Tens of thousands of union members, joined by students and other New Yorkers, rallied at City Hall March 5 in what United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President [...]