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What Vouchers Actually Do: New National Research Shows the Real Impact
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 22 -- The Missouri National Education Association issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2025:
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What Vouchers Actually Do: New National Research Shows the Real Impact
By Samantha Hayes, MNEA Director of Professional Policy & Practice
Missouri NEA is fighting voucher schemes in court because the evidence is clear: universal vouchers drain resources from public schools, raise private school costs, and mostly benefit families already attending private schools.
New national research from Tulane University confirms what public educators already suspected. A September
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JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 22 -- The Missouri National Education Association issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2025:
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What Vouchers Actually Do: New National Research Shows the Real Impact
By Samantha Hayes, MNEA Director of Professional Policy & Practice
Missouri NEA is fighting voucher schemes in court because the evidence is clear: universal vouchers drain resources from public schools, raise private school costs, and mostly benefit families already attending private schools.
New national research from Tulane University confirms what public educators already suspected. A September2025 study analyzing 11 states that adopted universal vouchers between 2021 and 2024 found that over 90 percent of voucher recipients were already enrolled in private schools. That means taxpayer dollars aren't expanding access. They're subsidizing families who were already paying for private school.
Meanwhile, private school tuition increased by 5 to 10 percent in states with universal vouchers, primarily in smaller, lower-cost schools. The promise of "school choice" rings hollow when private schools simply raise prices to capture public funding, leaving Missouri families right back where they started. Or worse off.
Follow the Money
Infographic: Vouchers and private school enrollmentWhile private school enrollment grew by only about 35,000 students across voucher states, more than 500,000 students received vouchers. The math is simple: most of that public money went to families already choosing private schools, not to new students switching from public education.
And when public funding flows to private schools with minimal accountability, those schools raise tuition. The Tulane study found the largest tuition hikes in non-religious schools and schools that previously charged lower tuition. High-cost elite schools? Their prices barely budged. They were already out of reach.
Religious schools showed smaller tuition increases, likely because their mission extends beyond revenue. But even that pattern reveals the problem: vouchers aren't creating equitable access. They're reshaping an already unequal system in ways that benefit those who need help least.
What This Means for Missouri
Missouri NEA opposes vouchers because public dollars belong in public schools. Schools with elected boards. Schools that serve every student. Schools are accountable to the communities they serve.
Private schools accepting vouchers face no such requirements. No transparency. No accountability. No obligation to publish student outcomes or financial data. And as this research confirms, they're free to raise tuition the moment public money arrives.
That's not expanding opportunity. That's extracting public resources for private gain.
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Original text here: https://www.mnea.org/news/what-vouchers-actually-do-new-national-research-shows-real-impact
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UAW International Executive Board Passes Resolution and Constitutional Interpretation Securing Retirees' Right to Vote in IEB Elections
DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 22 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2025:
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UAW International Executive Board Passes Resolution and Constitutional Interpretation Securing Retirees' Right to Vote in IEB Elections
On Wednesday, November 19th, under the guidance of the UAW Legal Department, the UAW International Executive Board agreed on a constitutional interpretation regarding the definition of retired members and their eligibility to vote in International Officer elections. The Federal Monitor requested that the UAW International Executive Board clarify the
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DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 22 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2025:
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UAW International Executive Board Passes Resolution and Constitutional Interpretation Securing Retirees' Right to Vote in IEB Elections
On Wednesday, November 19th, under the guidance of the UAW Legal Department, the UAW International Executive Board agreed on a constitutional interpretation regarding the definition of retired members and their eligibility to vote in International Officer elections. The Federal Monitor requested that the UAW International Executive Board clarify thedefinition of a retiree before the union's upcoming 2026 election.
According to the constitutional interpretation, to be eligible to vote in the 2026 election, members will have to either be eligible for a contractually defined benefit retirement plan, or have attained five years seniority and be social security eligible, at a minimum age of 62 years and one month, at the time of retirement. Of all the possible interpretations that were consistent with our Constitution and discussions at past Constitutional Conventions, this option enfranchised the widest possible group.
Additional information and specific guidance will soon be issued to local unions about how to implement this new interpretation.
In addition to the interpretation, the Board further voted to pass a resolution that ensures the 2026 Constitutional Convention will take up the question of the constitutional definition of a UAW retiree when the Convention meets next year.
"Our retirees built the UAW, and I know the entire International Executive Board wants to make sure every last one of them has a voice and a vote in the direction of this union," said UAW President Shawn Fain. "That's why we'll be encouraging delegates to go beyond this constitutional interpretation and expand our retiree definition at the 2026 Constitutional Convention for future elections."
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Original text here: https://uaw.org/uaw-international-executive-board-passes-resolution-and-constitutional-interpretation-securing-retirees-right-to-vote-in-ieb-elections/
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Covid Inquiry Module 2 Report Damning Findings About Government Decision-Making
LONDON, England, Nov. 22 -- The National Education Union issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Covid Inquiry Module 2 report damning findings about government decision-making
Commenting on the Module 2 report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"This report makes damning findings about the quality of government decision-making during the pandemic. It confirms that the NEU was right all along when it called for earlier lockdowns in the spring of 2020. Lockdown started too late and measures to stem the virus
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LONDON, England, Nov. 22 -- The National Education Union issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025:
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Covid Inquiry Module 2 report damning findings about government decision-making
Commenting on the Module 2 report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"This report makes damning findings about the quality of government decision-making during the pandemic. It confirms that the NEU was right all along when it called for earlier lockdowns in the spring of 2020. Lockdown started too late and measures to stem the virusshould have been in place well before then.
"The same is true of the school closures commencing in January 2021. The NEU and others tried to persuade the government to introduce tougher measures weeks before but without success. If these lockdowns had started earlier, they would have saved lives, would not have needed to go on for so long, and schools would have been able to fully open up earlier than they did. The experience of other countries tells us that.
"The report does not claim that politicians had an easy task during the pandemic. Teachers, support staff and parents, however, cannot forget the government's inadequate planning, inadequate data and the absence of a coherent strategy. In the next pandemic it is to be hoped that government really does follow the science and plan effectively with a clear strategy in place."
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Original text here: https://neu.org.uk/latest/press-releases/covid-inquiry-module-2-report-damning-findings-about-government-decision-making
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CFPB plans to transfer enforcement actions to DOJ
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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CFPB plans to transfer enforcement actions to DOJ
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Following the Trump Administration's recent filing arguing the CFPB is legally prohibited from receiving additional Federal Reserve funds and will soon exhaust currently available funds, reports Thursday indicated that the bureau plans to transfer all litigation activities to the Department of Justice as a result.
Throughout this year, the bureau has dropped several of its active enforcement actions and has not opened any new ones.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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CFPB plans to transfer enforcement actions to DOJ
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Following the Trump Administration's recent filing arguing the CFPB is legally prohibited from receiving additional Federal Reserve funds and will soon exhaust currently available funds, reports Thursday indicated that the bureau plans to transfer all litigation activities to the Department of Justice as a result.
Throughout this year, the bureau has dropped several of its active enforcement actions and has not opened any new ones.In addition to transferring the actions, the bureau will likely furlough workers, including roughly 100 enforcement attorneys.
America's Credit Unions and its members have long urged reforms to the CFPB's structure and funding process, emphasizing the importance of congressional oversight and greater accountability. The association has consistently called for subjecting the bureau to the appropriations process and establishing a bipartisan commission to lead it, aligning with recent developments in the administration's position.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/cfpb-plans-transfer-enforcement-actions-doj
Bank lobby resorts to lies to distort truth about credit unions
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Bank lobby resorts to lies to distort truth about credit unions
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Despite the incredibly flawed survey results shared by the American Bankers Association this week, credit unions remain the original consumer protectors. ABA issued a survey claiming a majority of consumers support re-examining the tax status, but the survey puts credit unions with other institutions in the "nonbank" category (the same as nonregulated fintechs), among other glaring errors.
"Economic freedom within
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Bank lobby resorts to lies to distort truth about credit unions
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Despite the incredibly flawed survey results shared by the American Bankers Association this week, credit unions remain the original consumer protectors. ABA issued a survey claiming a majority of consumers support re-examining the tax status, but the survey puts credit unions with other institutions in the "nonbank" category (the same as nonregulated fintechs), among other glaring errors.
"Economic freedom withinour country is under attack by banks. Their latest 'survey' is an egregious attempt to mislead policymakers and consumers; an effort to eliminate a threat to their profits. Credit unions, and their cooperative finance model, are essential to financial security and prosperity for millions of Americans across our country," said Scott Simpson, president/CEO of America's Credit Unions. "When given the facts, consumers overwhelmingly support expanding access to credit unions and protecting their not-for-profit tax status. If banks had it their way, consumers would be forced to pay billions of dollars more to access financial services through institutions with a track record of questionable behaviors that compromise people's livelihood. Credit unions are here to protect people against that."
Simpson spoke with CUToday about the survey, highlighting that this is the same old attack banks use to reap more profits
"It's an immense waste of public energy. Of all the things our country has to deal with right now, it just blows my mind that bankswho have posted record earnings quarter after quarterare chasing a minority player in retail financial services," Simpson said. "It's a tragedy, because it's all based on a lie."
Contradicting the misleading bank survey, a 2025 national consumer poll found that 64% of Americans support keeping credit unions' current tax status. This support grows to 78% following exposure to messaging that explains how credit unions' not-for-profit status allows them to
* Help small businesses and local economies grow;
* Share earnings with member-owners; and
* Keep earnings in the community rather than shipping them out to Wall Street investors.
The survey also found 79% agree "Americans would be better off financially if more were to use credit unions than banks"; 94% approve allowing credit unions to expand into more communities and provide more loans to small business; and 86% have interest in either doing more banking with or joining a credit union.
America's Credit Unions will continue to share the true nature of the credit union difference with policymakers and advocate relentlessly for policies that advance the movement.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/bank-lobby-resorts-lies-distort-truth-about-credit-unions
Antelope Valley nurses to protest staffing crisis and union busting
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 21 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Antelope Valley nurses to protest staffing crisis and union busting
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Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center (AVMC) in Lancaster, California, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, November 25, to protest management's creation of a staffing crisis and racially-motivated retaliation against Latine nurses for their patient advocacy. The nurses are represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU).
AVMC has the second busiest emergency
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 21 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Antelope Valley nurses to protest staffing crisis and union busting
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Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center (AVMC) in Lancaster, California, will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, November 25, to protest management's creation of a staffing crisis and racially-motivated retaliation against Latine nurses for their patient advocacy. The nurses are represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU).
AVMC has the second busiest emergencydepartment (ED) in California, treating 130,000 patients a year in the Antelope Valley Healthcare District, a huge area covering more than 1,500 square miles. The hospital administration expanded the ED to 40 beds last year, but they've refused to increase the number of nurses to care for the additional patients, jeopardizing patient care and creating an exodus of nurses leaving due to conditions that threaten their licenses. Nurses caring for ambulatory patients in the ED are often forced to monitor more than 20 patients at a time.
Who: Registered nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center
What: Informational picket for safe staffing and respect for nurses
When: Tuesday, November 25, 6:30-8 a.m.
Where: Antelope Valley Medical Center, 1600 W. Ave. J, Lancaster, California; in front of the hospital
Hospital administration recently terminated three emergency department nurses in direct response to their vocal advocacy for safer staffing. Union leaders Emma Alva, RN, Viviana Perez, RN, and Jacquie Ferrer, RN all Latine and senior nurses received notices of management's intent to terminate their employment within the past two weeks. The hospital is discriminating against Latine nurses and senior nurses who have long advocated for safer conditions. The chief nursing officer has also negatively commented on Perez's accent in meetings and during a nurses' training.
"One nurse and one technician caring for six patients in the emergency department is unsafe, as is patients waiting for hours to get care because there aren't enough nurses," said Emma Alva, RN in the emergency department. "California's nurse staffing law requires one nurse for four patients in the emergency department, and even fewer patients depending on the severity of their condition. AVMC has refused to provide us with rational or logical explanations for their refusal to staff us properly. Instead, they retaliate against us when we speak up!"
"Management has a responsibility to listen to nurses when we advocate for safer conditions in our hospital, especially in our emergency department," said Alva, RN. "Instead, they are punishing nurses for speaking up to pressure other nurses to stay silent and accept these conditions."
Nurses in the intensive care unit and surgical services department are also demanding changes to very challenging schedules. Due to short staffing, some nurses are working up to 24 hours in one day, or up to five days in a row of 12-hour shifts, which puts patients at risk.
"AVMC is reducing staff by attrition and forcing remaining staffing to do more with less, which is unsustainable and creates unsafe working conditions," said Viviana Perez, RN in the ED unit. "Some open positions are not even being posted so no one can apply. This is making our staffing crisis even worse."
Management has also failed for over a year to fill two vacant positions for educators, who are responsible for ensuring nurse compliance with state and federal laws.
"Enough is enough," said Perez, RN. "We are disappointed that the hospital continues to go backwards in the services we provide for our community. Our patients and our nurses deserve more resources and support, not less."
California Nurses Association/National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the nation with more than 100,000 members in more than 200 facilities throughout California and more than 225,000 RNs nationwide.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/antelope-valley-nurses-to-protest-staffing-crisis-and-union-busting
Urging the FCC to strengthen STIR/SHAKEN to address fraud
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Urging the FCC to strengthen STIR/SHAKEN to address fraud
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A coalition of industry trade groups is coming together in calling for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to tighten and modernize its caller ID authentication standards through its STIR/SHAKEN framework for the purpose of fraud prevention. The groups urged the agency to focus on measurable reductions in illegal robocallsnot just technical authentication metricswhen evaluating the system's success.
The joint letter
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Urging the FCC to strengthen STIR/SHAKEN to address fraud
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A coalition of industry trade groups is coming together in calling for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to tighten and modernize its caller ID authentication standards through its STIR/SHAKEN framework for the purpose of fraud prevention. The groups urged the agency to focus on measurable reductions in illegal robocallsnot just technical authentication metricswhen evaluating the system's success.
The joint letterstresses that caller ID authentication standards can only reach their full potential if all voice providers transition to IP-based networks. They ask the FCC to set a firm deadline to migrate from legacy TDM systems, noting that STIR/SHAKEN cannot function on non-IP technology.
Knowing fraud remains a top concern for credit union members and consumers, the groups press for stronger enforcement, including meaningful penalties for improper call attestations, as well as tougher entry and ongoing compliance rules for the Robocall Mitigation Database.
Other recommendations include:
* Clearer and more consistent Know-Your-Customer requirements to ensure providers conduct thorough due diligence before allowing traffic onto their networks.
* Expanding future authentication beyond traditional phone numbers to include branded calling and Rich Call Datawith verified names, logos, and call purposesto give consumers more confidence in the calls they receive.
* Eliminating exemptions that allow some providers to sidestep STIR/SHAKEN obligations, including those tied to service provider code token access and non-IP networks.
* Reforms to the Secure Telephone Identity-Governance Authority to improve transparency, prevent token misuse, and add board seats for enterprise callers and consumer protection advocates.
Read the full letter
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/urging-fcc-strengthen-stirshaken-address-fraud
Simpson: Advocacy is essential, not optional
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Simpson: Advocacy is essential, not optional
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From credit unions large and small, there's "urgency of our shared mission" to preserve the cooperative finance model in the wake of banker attacks and competitive threats. America's Credit Unions President/CEO Scott Simpson detailed the case for unified advocacy in an op-ed published in Tyfone Wednesday.
"Credit unions are more than financial institutions. You are facilitators of economic freedom, stewards of financial prosperity, and
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Simpson: Advocacy is essential, not optional
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From credit unions large and small, there's "urgency of our shared mission" to preserve the cooperative finance model in the wake of banker attacks and competitive threats. America's Credit Unions President/CEO Scott Simpson detailed the case for unified advocacy in an op-ed published in Tyfone Wednesday.
"Credit unions are more than financial institutions. You are facilitators of economic freedom, stewards of financial prosperity, anddefenders of a model that puts people before profit. But we are also a family," he wrote. "And like any family, we must be intentional about staying connected and having difficult conversations, especially in times of uncertainty."
While opponents attack the credit union movement for growth, Simpson notes that "at no point does the mission stop being the north star." Credit unions remain committed to their founding philosophy, and the impact they have on people's lives and communities demonstrates that.
Simpson points to the fact that banks have closed more than 20,000 branches since 2012, while credit unions have opened a net 500 branches over that period. More recently, credit unions across the country identified solutions to help members affected by the recent historic government shutdown.
"That's why advocacy isn't optional. It's essential. And it's why we need every voice, from the smallest to the largest, to help us see what they see, feel what they feel, and understand what they face. The cooperative spirit of the credit union movement grounds and guides us," Simpson writes.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/simpson-advocacy-essential-not-optional
SEIU President Verrett's Written Testimony to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation's Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, Innovation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Service Employees International Union issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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SEIU President Verrett's Written Testimony to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation
On behalf of the Service Employees International Union, which proudly represents 40,000 airport service workers, I want to make sure members of Congress and the public knows that the crisis we witnessed at our nation's airports during the government shutdown is not new.
The cabin cleaners, wheelchair agents, baggage
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Service Employees International Union issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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SEIU President Verrett's Written Testimony to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation
On behalf of the Service Employees International Union, which proudly represents 40,000 airport service workers, I want to make sure members of Congress and the public knows that the crisis we witnessed at our nation's airports during the government shutdown is not new.
The cabin cleaners, wheelchair agents, baggagehandlers and other hundreds of thousands of airport service workers who keep airports safe, secure and accessible experience the dysfunction of our broken system every day. For decades, passengers have faced delays and cancellations, reaping the consequences of low wages and high turnover at our nation's airports.
These staff shortages have been fueled by employers who pay poverty wages even in hubs where the cost of living is high and continues to rise. Turnover and short staffing resulting from low wages and lack of healthcare benefits tie into the passenger experience. A 2018 memo by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported annual turnover of more than 30% for privately-employed airport workers, with turnover in some job classes reaching 65%.
A number of other studies have shown that low wages and poor benefits result in higher airport worker turnover, which leads to greater numbers of less trained and less experienced workers in the workplace. In turn, workers are "less familiar with safety and security procedures ... less able to anticipate and identify potential hazards, and more uncertain about where to take their complaints or how to report problems."
In airports, where every worker has an important security function, a less experienced workforce is "correlated with more accidents and security violations, and may undermine airport security procedures in the event of an emergency." This in turn affects all passengers but especially those with disabilities, who often rely on trained professionals for safe transfers to and from their seats, as well as the secure transport of essential equipment like wheelchairs.
While airline CEOs pay themselves tens of millions of dollars and enjoy lavish perks, too many service workers don't have affordable healthcare or the benefits they need to take care of themselves and support their families. Across the country, only 13 airports have provisions requiring employers to provide some measure of healthcare affordability to their workers.
It's no coincidence that the same greed fueling the crisis in air travel is also at the root of the healthcare crisis hurting millions of households as ACA premium tax credits expire. Airlines, making billions in profits, backed the Republicans' cuts that could rip healthcare away from the workers they rely on while refusing to provide them with affordable employer-sponsored healthcare. At the same time, airport service workers have been left out of important policy discussions that impact their jobs and their ability to keep our airports safe, accessible, and functional for all of us.
SEIU members, including airport service workers across this country, have had enough of the hypocrisy. How can we expect a first-class aviation system when hardworking people can't afford to go to the doctor, purchase life-saving medications, or even take a day off when they're sick?
Working people are no longer going to accept inaction from our elected leaders. It's time to hold airlines accountable - stop these attempts to destabilize our country and airports, and fund healthcare.
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Original text here: https://www.seiu.org/2025/11/seiu-president-verretts-written-testimony-to-senate-committee-on-commerce-science-and-transportations-subcommittee-on-aviation-space-and-innovation
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Nationwide Protests Call Out Risks to Deaf and Limited-English Populations Due to Service Quality at Teleperformance Subsidiaries LanguageLine Solutions and ZP Better Together
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release:
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Nationwide Protests Call Out Risks to Deaf and Limited-English Populations Due to Service Quality at Teleperformance Subsidiaries LanguageLine Solutions and ZP Better Together
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ASL and LanguageLine interpreters face unstable hours, insufficient training, and overwhelming workloads due to cost-cutting practices, degrading service quality, and worker well-being.
NATIONWIDE The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Office and Professional Employees International
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release:
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Nationwide Protests Call Out Risks to Deaf and Limited-English Populations Due to Service Quality at Teleperformance Subsidiaries LanguageLine Solutions and ZP Better Together
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ASL and LanguageLine interpreters face unstable hours, insufficient training, and overwhelming workloads due to cost-cutting practices, degrading service quality, and worker well-being.
NATIONWIDE The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and Office and Professional Employees InternationalUnion (OPEIU) called for accountability from global provider of interpretation services, Teleperformance, over negative impacts on service quality in a nationwide day of action on Thursday. Union members and Teleperformance employees across the country conducted outreach outside the company's major American clients, including hospitals and government offices, and outside of company call centers to raise awareness of how the company's cost-cutting practices are impacting service quality and workers' rights as workers face unstable hours, insufficient training, and overwhelming workloads.
Workers are organizing unions with CWA and the ASL Interpreters Union-OPEIU (ASLIU). Interpreters at Teleperformance subsidiary LanguageLine Solutions (LLS) ensure language access at hospitals, courtrooms, banks, and schools, while ASL interpreters employed through Teleperformance subsidiary ZP Better Together provide American Sign Language video relay services and community-based interpretation.
Interpreting is emotionally and intellectually involved work, and inaccuracies can carry severe medical, legal, and financial consequences for others. In a survey conducted by CWA of LanguageLine interpreters, a majority (57 percent) disagreed that they receive adequate training for the job, and a large majority of respondents (83 percent) felt that their ability to interpret well is impacted negatively by LLS policies that push interpreters to take calls back-to-back. A LanguageLine interpreter explained, "There's no break between the calls. After telling [a Limited English Proficient client] their child passed away or that they have been diagnosed with a terminal disease and witnessing the [client] crying uncontrollably, LLS should provide us a few minutes to recover."
Earlier this spring, concerns over service quality led 23 members of Congress to call on the Federal Communications Commission to closely scrutinize Teleperformance/ZP Better Together's application for certification to provide Video Relay Service, an essential program that ensures Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing people have equal access to telecommunications services.
"Communities rely on Teleperformance to provide high-quality service in sensitive medical, legal, and financial settings," said Erin Mahoney, CWA Assistant Director of Organizing. "If frontline workers had a seat at the table, Teleperformance could gain valuable insight into how to improve working conditions and client services."
In 2022, Teleperformance and UNI Global Union signed a global agreement ensuring the right of workers to organize free from interference, but Teleperformance has yet to implement the agreement in the United States. The agreement covers nearly 500,000 Teleperformance employees globally.
Teleperformance was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Paris, France. The company offers services in data security, telemarketing, customer service, interpreting, analytics, technical assistance, debt collection, and other types of business process outsourcing. Teleperformance contracts to many industries, including banking, financial services, energy, utilities, and automotive. Teleperformance is the largest call center operator in the world and sets the standards for the call center industry.
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About CWA : The Communications Workers of America represents working people in telecommunications, customer service, media, airlines, health care, public service and education, manufacturing, tech, and other fields.
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Original text here: https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/nationwide-protests-call-out-risks-deaf-and-limited-english-populations-due-service
First Group of CDL Drivers at Amazon Join Teamsters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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First Group of CDL Drivers at Amazon Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky.) - In a first-of-its-kind victory, Amazon CDL drivers at the SDF9 facility in Shepherdsville, Ky., have become the first group of Amazon semi-truck and tractor trailer drivers nationwide to join the Teamsters. The Amazon Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers chose representation by Teamsters Local
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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First Group of CDL Drivers at Amazon Join Teamsters
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky.) - In a first-of-its-kind victory, Amazon CDL drivers at the SDF9 facility in Shepherdsville, Ky., have become the first group of Amazon semi-truck and tractor trailer drivers nationwide to join the Teamsters. The Amazon Transportation Operations Management (TOM) Team drivers chose representation by Teamsters Local89.
"Amazon workers across the country will not accept crumbs from a multitrillion-dollar company that disrespects them," said Randy Korgan, Director of the Teamsters Amazon Division. "And it's not just warehouse workers or last-mile drivers who are fighting back. TOM Team drivers at SDF9 are setting a game-changing precedent for others to follow by opening the door for thousands of other Amazon CDL drivers to join the Teamsters."
"Local 89 couldn't be prouder to welcome Amazon TOM Team drivers at SDF9 to our family," said Avral Thompson, President of Local 89 and Teamsters Central Region International Vice President. "Our new brothers and sisters are making history by becoming the first unit of Amazon tractor-trailer drivers to unionize but they will not be the last. Amazon Teamsters are on the frontlines fighting back against this greedy corporate giant."
The drivers, who transport freight across Amazon properties and facilities, have been quietly organizing for more than a year to prevent Amazon from union busting. The company is notorious for spending tens of millions of dollars annually on attempts to break workers' unions. The new Teamsters are fighting for industry-standard pay, improved working conditions, and an end to Amazon's pattern of instituting arbitrary new policies.
"We're joining the Teamsters to protect our rights and fight for a better future for ourselves, our families, and every Amazon TOM Team member," said Jeffrey King, a TOM Team driver at SDF9. "It doesn't matter if you're in a warehouse or driving a truck, Amazon treats all its workers as disposable. We are ready to take this fight across the country and make Amazon understand the strength of worker power."
The Kentucky drivers join nearly 10,000 Amazon workers across five states who have organized with the Teamsters, adding momentum to a growing nationwide movement to organize with the Teamsters at Amazon.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents over 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on X @Teamsters and on Facebook at Facebook.com/teamsters.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2025/11/first-group-of-cdl-drivers-at-amazon-join-teamsters/
Ambition of Making Breakfast Clubs Universal Will Boost Learning
LONDON, England, Nov. 20 -- The National Education Union issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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The ambition of making breakfast clubs universal will boost learning
Commenting on the roll out of more free breakfast clubs, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"Every child deserves a good start in life, and the best start to the school day. Feeling hungry makes concentrating and learning hard so this announcement is welcome. Access to breakfast clubs at school will make a positive difference.
"We are pleased that Government is taking steps
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LONDON, England, Nov. 20 -- The National Education Union issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025:
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The ambition of making breakfast clubs universal will boost learning
Commenting on the roll out of more free breakfast clubs, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"Every child deserves a good start in life, and the best start to the school day. Feeling hungry makes concentrating and learning hard so this announcement is welcome. Access to breakfast clubs at school will make a positive difference.
"We are pleased that Government is taking stepsto uplift funding for some schools. We're keen to see the Government make sure that children in special and alternative education do not miss out. It is crucial that stretched school budgets are not further challenged by plans that are not fully funded.
"The government's ambition of making breakfast clubs universal is forward thinking and will boost learning. A means-tested system always leaves some children and their families behind. In Labour-led London and Wales we can see the hugely positive impact of universal free school meal provision for primary school children. Westminster should take note so that all children can learn successfully and enjoy the school day."
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Original text here: https://neu.org.uk/latest/press-releases/ambition-making-breakfast-clubs-universal-will-boost-learning
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AFL-CIO Calls on Supreme Court to Protect Workers' Legal Rights and Uphold Independence of Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO Calls on Supreme Court to Protect Workers' Legal Rights and Uphold Independence of Federal Agencies
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The AFL-CIO called on the Supreme Court to uphold the independence of federal agencies and protect workers' ability to seek legal justice when their rights on the job are violated.
Representing 64 unions and 15 million workers, the AFL-CIO filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Slaughter, the president's bid to expand presidential power and be allowed to fire independent agency officials. If the
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO Calls on Supreme Court to Protect Workers' Legal Rights and Uphold Independence of Federal Agencies
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The AFL-CIO called on the Supreme Court to uphold the independence of federal agencies and protect workers' ability to seek legal justice when their rights on the job are violated.
Representing 64 unions and 15 million workers, the AFL-CIO filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Slaughter, the president's bid to expand presidential power and be allowed to fire independent agency officials. If theSupreme Court rules for the president, it will jeopardize the role that Congress envisioned for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) and National Mediation Board, the agencies that provide the main legal avenues for workers seeking to form unions, engage in collective bargaining and get justice against union-busting.
Before Congress created these independent agencies, the government was "wary of holding employers legally accountable, and DOJ was loath to bring criminal charges in labor disputes." As a result, that "ineffective enforcement led to significant disruption" of our economy and "widespread, turbulent and often violent strikes." If the Supreme Court allows the president to fire independent agency members at will, it could return Americans to that dark period in history and have serious implications for working people."Because the President has an interest in the outcome of federal-sector labor disputes," the AFL-CIO writes, "it would raise constitutional concerns if he could handpick his preferred labor-relations adjudicators to affect the outcome of particular cases."
Workers' rights aren't only implicated in the Supreme Court's ruling in this caseit goes to the very heart of their legal establishment in this country. The agencies' futures depend on whether the court upholds precedents established during working people's fights for their rights, dating back to the passage of the National Labor Relations Act in 1935 and relying on the law that formed the NLRB being upheld. And it was in "the wake of President [Richard] Nixon's misuse of governmental power to 'harass and intimidate opponents'" that Congress and President Jimmy Carter established the independent FLRA to protect the federal workforce from being weaponized for the president's agenda.
The full brief can be found online here.
Contact: Mia Jacobs, 202-637-5018
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Original text here: https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-calls-supreme-court-protect-workers-legal-rights-and-uphold-independence
