Ned DonovanI joined the Actors' Equity Association 10 years ago today.
A decade later I'm even more fervently pro-labor and pro-union. Workers matter most. Standing together to protect our fellow workers is how our voices remain heard. #UnionStrong
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Pittsburgh CPUSAPittsburgh CPUSA and its members in USW Dist. 10 and UE Dist. 5 express their solidarity with the Allegheny Reproductive Health Center workers and their new union! We are disappointed to hear that senior management is refusing to recognize the union, but we still demand they bargain in good faith, let the workers act upon their rights and serve the community with their indispensable work!
MichaelLFG. "Members Fight Cuts to Institute of Museum & Library Services Funding" - https://napeafscme.org/2025/05/03/members-fight-cuts-to-institute-of-museum-library-services-funding/ #Libraries #UnionStrong
Members Fight Cuts to Institute of Museum & Library Services Funding - Nebraska Association of Public Employees
Nebraska’s libraries, especially those in rural communities, are bracing for potential funding disruptions following the federal government’s efforts to gut the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). While Nebraska has yet to experience direct cuts, NAPE/AFSCME members in library positions are sounding the alarm over the uncertainty surrounding future…
Ned YeungAlberta Teacher's Association has authorized a strike vote with 99.45% voting a resounding YES.
(37,717 teachers voted. So 77.1% of eligible teachers turned out to vote, disregarding the number registered.)
What a show of solidarity! I hope this will push the school board to bargain in good faith.
Bear in mind this is just a vote to authorize negotiators to put it on the table, not a vote for an official strike mandate. Nonetheless, this is a strong show of solidarity that if negotiation breaks they are likely to strike. This can push the employer to come to the table and avoid a strike.
AlgoCompSynth by znmeb 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🇵🇦 And the reason for this is crystal clear: Joe Biden was the first openly pro-union President since the New Deal. #UnionStrong
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Zeitgeisty AphorismsThank God for Unions!
'Statement from Mandy Lamoureux regarding the schoolbook ban
May 26, 2025
“Teens need adults to actually be adults about sex”
CUPE 3550 represents 3,500 employees (including library workers) at the Edmonton Public School Board. President Mandy Lamoureaux issued the following statement regarding Alberta Education Minister Dimitrios Nicolades’s policy on ‘age appropriate books’ in school libraries.
“The problems in Alberta education today stem from underfunded schools. Today’s announcement is a transparent attempt to distract from funding issues with dubious culture wars.
The government should talk to parents, who will tell them book censorship does nothing to solve the real issues students face.
The education minister is nearly silent about the fact that schools are laying off staff as Jordan’s Principle funding dries up. The Minister also avoids discussing overcrowding in classrooms, funding levels that don’t match inflation, support for special needs kids, and staff wages that don’t keep up with the cost of living.
Instead, Minister Nicolades bans books with gay and queer themes.
Experts agree that in an age when teens can access pornography at almost anytime, young people need literature with healthy depictions of sexuality. Sex is something kids know about, and need to learn about in thoughtful and respectful ways.
The UCP plan to divert attention from the failures of their own education system will only hurt teens who need adults to actually be adults about sex.”'
