SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 25 -- The AFL-CIO Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: * * * ATU Local 265 VTA Workers Overwhelmingly Reject Insulting Contract Offer, Strike Still On Union Demands Mediation as Contract Proposal Does Not Address Wages, Grievance Issues, Working Conditions, and Other Issues San Jose, CA - In a resounding declaration of solidarity and strength, the members of Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 265-San Jose, CA, have voted decisively to  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Sues Trump Administration For Dismantling Department of Education, Hurting All Students Advocacy organizations representing millions of educators, civil rights champions, school employees, students, and families will file a lawsuit Monday to stop the Trump Administration's illegal attempts to dismantle the United States Department of Education. The plaintiffs include the National Asso  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Good News Alert: CAIR Welcomes Action by Montgomery County Public Schools in Response to Reports of Teacher Misconduct The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed decisive action taken by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in response to a complaint it received regarding the mistreatment of an 8-year-old American Mu  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Ford Wins Temporary Block on Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees, Gets Fired Public Servants Their Jobs Back Las Vegas, NV -- Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, issued the following statement after a federal judge in the United States District Court for Maryland issued a temporary re  more