Posts tagged professional development
Aquarium of the Pacific Employees Form Union
September 26, 2026 // Union officials said key factors driving the unionization efforts are the growing use of generative artificial intelligence in the aquarium’s operations, wages that do not keep up with the cost of living, and a lack of professional development opportunities.
George Eastman Museum workers file for union vote
September 2, 2026 // Located at 900 East Ave., once the home of Kodak founder George Eastman, the museum employs nearly 100 people — including projectionists, preservationists, restaurant workers, curators and administrators — and the majority favor unionization, George Eastman Museum Workers United said in a statement.
HACC faculty reject administration’s latest contract offer, potential strike on horizon
October 2, 2025 // HACC faculty voted 91% against the college’s contract proposal, citing pay and working condition concerns. Union leaders will meet Monday to consider next steps. Withrow emphasized that the union’s goal was not about one side winning. Rather, she said, "a strong contract ensures that the people who teach and support students every day have a fair voice in the conditions that make learning possible." The union is affiliated with the Pennsylvania State Education Association and represents faculty at HACC campuses in Adams, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
Union contracts for UConn employees expire without new agreements in place
July 23, 2025 // UConn’s AAUP has about 2,065 members and UCPEA has about 2,250. UConn Health’s AAUP has about 685 members and University Health Professionals has about 3,400
Backgrounder: Modern Worker Security Act
March 7, 2025 // Rep. Kiley’s legislation would ensure that the offer of portable benefits by companies would not be a factor in any calculation regarding the classification of a worker under “any federal law”—including the FLSA. The legislation defines portable benefits as a work-related benefit that stays with the worker regardless of whether they continue to perform work for that individual. Such work-related benefits can include “workers’ compensation, skills training, professional development, paid leave, disability coverage, health insurance coverage, retirement savings, income security, and short-term saving” or financial contributions toward such coverage—or a combination thereof.