from the Pawtucket Times By JONATHAN BISSONNETTE jbissonnette@pawtuckettimes.com Sep 4, 2019 PAWTUCKET – When the Rhode Island Philharmonic takes to the stage constructed inside Slater Park next month, just as they have for the past 20 years, their annual Pops…
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Teachers got their big moment during the third Democratic debate
from Vox.com Democratic candidates scrambled to talk about raising teachers salaries during the debate. By Ella Nilsenella.nilsen@vox.com Sep 12, 2019, 11:35pm EDT Teachers got their moment at the third Democratic debate when Democratic candidates rushed to defend public education and proposed…
Pawtucket School Committee Meeting, 9-10-19
Huffington Post: Americans’ Approval Of Labor Unions Reaches 16-Year High
By Dave Jamieson 8/28/19 Membership in labor unions in the U.S. may be on a long, downward slide, but the share of Americans who view unions favorably continues to increase. Sixty-four percent of people polled by Gallup earlier this month…
As Labor Day Turns 125, Union Approval Near 50-Year High
BY JEFFREY M. JONES STORY HIGHLIGHTS 64% of Americans approve of labor unions Since 1970, higher only in 1999 (66%) and 2003 (65%) Up 16 points from 2008, with party groups showing similar increases WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-four percent of Americans…