Posts tagged performance-based pay
Met Council union authorizes strike; rejects ‘discriminatory performance-based pay’
July 15, 2024 // AFSCME Council 5 and Local 668 leaders said Friday that 94% of union members who voted support authorizing a strike against the Met Council, the agency that oversees regional planning, wastewater treatment and mass transit in the Twin Cities. Union members, who do a variety of work for the council, are negotiating an employment contract and oppose performance-based pay increases they argue are "shrouded in secrecy and exacerbate pay inequities."
America’s Largest Teachers Union Isn’t Beyond Reform
July 20, 2023 // Washington can make the NEA less political and more accountable by revising its federal charter.
It’s a Gloomy Outlook for Jobs Under Biden. Here’s the Formula to Change That.
May 19, 2023 // For the sake of personal and societal happiness, for the sake of the financial well-being of American families, for the sake of solving America’s dire fiscal situation, and for the sake of preserving the foundation of American society, policymakers need to recognize the value and rewards of work. By protecting individuals’ rights to pursue the type of work and compensation that is best for them, expanding alternative education and job-training opportunities, and not forcing workers into unions, policymakers can expand opportunities for people to achieve meaningful and rewarding work. Work truly affects every aspect of American life. Our economy, our personal financial and physical well-being, our nation’s fiscal sustainability, and even our national security depend on it.