by Toneshia Harris | Feb 5, 2012 | Local News
Warehouse workers, school, bus drivers, teachers, mechanics, telecommunication and manufacturing worker all have recently won a voice at work with AFL-CIO unions. More than 350 employees at IKEA Distribution Center in Perryville, Md., voted by an... by Toneshia Harris | Feb 3, 2012 | Local News
CALVO: “All the major decisions governing the budget, staffing and even the curriculum of public schools is vested in the union by virtue of the contract the government entered with the GFT five years ago.” THE TRUTH Budget: If the union had... by Toneshia Harris | Feb 2, 2012 | Local News
It seems there’s no public service or piece of property that private companies are not eyeing as potential revenue streams. While funding anti-government think tanks like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), companies like Corrections... by Toneshia Harris | Jan 31, 2012 | Local News
CALVO: “If you take on the duties of cleaning your own classrooms with your students… supervise children in the hallways on a rotational basis… and make sure kids are safe in the cafeteria, the playground and on their arrival and... by Toneshia Harris | Jan 31, 2012 | Local News
The city of Los Angeles and its mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, have been leading the national push for Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) to help create jobs for local workers. This trend continued last Thursday as the city and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan...