Posts tagged Nashville

    News Article ● Labor

    ‘Show me my respect’: MNPS eyes pay increases for support staff in upcoming budget proposal

    March 23, 2022 // Support staff, which includes a range of professionals working in school buildings from janitors to special education assistants, often make as little as about one-third of what teachers make. “We should receive the same dedication, respect and dollars that the teachers get,” Hereth said. “I have worked alongside them every day for 20 years. Show me my respect, too.”

    community meetings employee compensation Janitors Local 205 chapter Mayor John Cooper Metro Nashville Board of Education MNPS Nashville Nashville Public Education Foundation Nashville Tennessean pay increase preliminary budget presentations public schools Service Employees International Union step increase support staff teacher union representatives

    Blog ● Unionization

    Union Organizers Get Pushback From Three Brothers Coffee Owners

    March 9, 2022 // The move potentially delays the first unionized coffee shop in Nashville and forces an election in order to be recognized.

    barista coffee shop Coffee Workers of the South United email Nashville Patch picket Restaurant Opportunities Center United Music City social media Strike Tennessee Tennessee Lookout Three Brothers Coffee to-go orders Union union election union organizers union recognition union yes West End