Posts tagged public-sector union

    News Article ● Labor Unionization

    ‘They Should Be Ashamed’: Understaffing at NYC’s Beloved Museum of Natural History Pushes Workers to Unionize

    March 28, 2022 // The union campaign arrives during a wave of organizing at museums and other cultural institutions across New York City and the United States, such as the Guggenheim and the Art Institute of Chicago.

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    Blog ● Unions

    Analysis: How Much School Funding Goes to Salaries & Benefits? Does Urban vs. Rural Make a Difference? Red State vs. Blue? Strong Union vs. Weak? Some Surprising Answers

    December 1, 2021 // New York City and Little Rock, Arkansas, are as dissimilar as can be. But in one respect they are very much alike. Little Rock spent 75.3% of its education funding on employee salaries and benefits in 2018-19. New York spent 75.5%

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    Op-ed / Commentary ● Unions

    Op-Ed: Will Illinois voters grant government union bosses more power than elected officials?

    November 6, 2021 //

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    An update on public-sector union vaccine mandate responses

    November 5, 2021 //

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