For many Washington employees, there are lots of places he or she would rather be than at work. Isn’t it funny how an 8-hour work day can feel more like 12-hour work day? Work is hard for everyone and other than downing copious amounts of caffeine in between shifts (which many of you reading this… Read More
Archives for June 4, 2013
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Fast Food Workers Strike in Seattle And Throughout The Nation
A recent strike in Seattle by a group of fast food is going to make it very hard to get your food quickly. The Nation reports that fast food workers throughout Seattle went on a twenty-four hour strike earlier this week, marking the seventh fast food work stoppage in the last two months over issues… Read More
PERS Reform: The Union Perspective
In our last two blog [PERS Reform: Money Match Makes Pension Costs Rise to Unaffordable Heights] posts [PERS Reform: Budget Woes Are Hurting Teachers and Students], we discussed the major problems facing Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and how PERS’s problems are affecting teachers in Oregon’s public schools. In this post, we will look… Read More