Articles by Author: stisza
Braveheart In High Heels? More On Washington DC's Rhee And Imported Teachers
Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools, is portrayed in a recent Education Next puff piece as a modern day Braveheart in high heels because of the way...
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CWA District 6 Ratification of AT$T SW Contract
This is to advise you that the AT&T SW Contract was ratified by 59% of the total votes cast by the membership. We appreciate everyone's support in this lengthy round...
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Veterans Day Message From The AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council
Veterans Day was originally known as "Armistice Day." It was created in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law a bill...
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Change Comes to Chicago National Action for Health Care Reform!
Join people from ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY as we TAKE ON the Insurance Industry at their national conference in downtown Chicago! When: Tuesday, November 17th 12:00 Noo...
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Importing Teachers In The District of Columbia
District of Columbia Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is in hot water for firing 266 teachers and administrators Oct. 2, just weeks into the new school year and only a few months a...
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Grassley Pushes Immigration Authorities to Hold Employers Accountable for H-1B Visa Fraud
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today pressed Immigration and Customs Enforcement to step up its commitment to end the fraud and abuse of the H-1B visa program.
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CWA C&T/AT$T Legacy T VTP Notification!
Download letter of VTP notification from Diane Bradley, AT$T Asst. Vice President Labor Relations, and list of job titles, work locations and CAP information in PDF format....
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CWA & Sockville Team Up To "SOCK" Pediatric AIDS!
The award-winning children's DVD, "Sockville . . . A New Pair of Socks," is now available for purchase at the special price of $9.99. Most important, three dollars from the purcha...
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History of H-1B Legislation Shows More Than Employer Abuses: By Karl Kiefer
When I started to research this subject I only had basic knowledge of the H-1B program. Coming from a blue collar background, I had limited exposure to the H-1B statistics and abus...
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Barack Obama Meets Coffins of Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
The total of 55 US troops killed in Afghanistan this month have made it the deadliest month in the eight-year war. The US military has endured a brutal few months, testing the nati...
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