Educational support raises School nurses, classroom aides, and other educational support professionals in Hillsborough County will likely receive raises. This comes after Wednesday night’s negotiation session between the school district and the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association. SunRunner fare to begin WMNF investigated comments made by Pinellas County Sherriff Bob Gualtieri about houseless people infiltrating… Read more »
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Teamsters secure new deal for UPS drivers; strike avoided
UPS has reached a deal with the 340,000-person-strong Teamsters union, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt shipping services nationwide.
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Asylum in the US: thoughts on Human Rights
Asylum-seekers treated as invaders as Republican politicians scheme against them lead discussion. Revelations about the “Guantanamo Candidate” documentary. Also, President Joe Biden will designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother. Till was tortured to death in 1955 Mississippi. The killers were acquitted by an all-white jury. They later confessed to the murder… Read more »
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Monday, July 24th, 2023
DeSantis and Harris butt heads When he was campaigning in Utah on Friday, a reporter asked Governor Ron DeSantis about Florida’s new state teaching standards that say that “slaves developed skills” that could be used for “personal benefit.”. DeSantis suggested that slaves may have benefitted from learning blacksmithing skills, but Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t… Read more »
Florida’s new union law faces another challenge
A union has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Florida law placing additional restrictions on public employee unions.
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An Unequal Democracy
Heather McGhee, a distinguished Senior Fellow at the Public-Policy Center DEMOS deliver a speech which asks “Who is an American?” Has U.S. Democracy become as Unequal as our Economy? Perhaps the question to ask is: Who benefits? She sees a direct connection between today’s extreme inequality and this peak moment of racial panic and white… Read more »
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, July 14th, 2023
Union workers rally members and rear their heads to UPS More than 340,000 UPS workers are gearing up for a potential strike on August 1st after contract negotiations fell through earlier this month. Labor organizers practiced picketing in Tampa and in other cities in Florida yesterday. No additional negotiations are scheduled. The union will… Read more »
UPS Teamsters rev up for possible strike next month
More than 340,000 UPS workers are gearing up for a potential strike – labor organizers practiced picketing in Tampa and in other cities in Florida.
Florida’s police union drops its challenge to a new state rule change
The Florida Police Benevolent Association has dropped a challenge to a proposed rule about restrictions on public-employee unions.
Judge refuses to block Florida’s new law that will change union dues deductions
A judge refused to block part of a new Florida law that prevents government employees from having union dues deducted from their paychecks.
