Local 304

Help Our Sisters and Brothers in Puerto Rico

On a normal day, Sandra Pacheco, an administrative assistant in Puerto Rico’s Department of Transportation and Public Works, begins her day at 7 a.m., filing paperwork for her colleagues in the fie

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Lobbying as a Public Servant: What Are Our Rights?

As a public employee, you have a special role in our state.

Union Membership Equals

Union Membership Equals . . .

As union members, we're stronger together. Union membership equals fair pay, affordable healthcare, and a secure retirement. 

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Lost Wage Calculator

See how much so-called "right-To-work" is going to cost your family. This is real. Use our online Lost Wage Calculator to see how much you'd lose if the Supreme Court brings Wisconsin-style empty promises to our state.

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Labor Notes

  • Paraeducators Join the National Uprising of School Employees
    Paraeducators Join the National Uprising of School Employees January 24, 2020 / Barbara Madeloni if(isset($entity->premium) and $entity->premium == 1) { echo "Print Only"; } ?> Teachers around the country have been schooling us all with their strike wave. But schools depend on more than just classroom teachers. Recently paraeducators, a vital—and criminally underpaid—part of the public school workforce, are starting to rise up too. Paraeducators assist individual students with a range of learning issues, including physical disabilities, problems focusing, and difficulties managing emotions. They aid classroom teachers and are often called on to provide support in managing the day-to-day of school life for these students. — Jan 24
  • Strikes Are Hard Work
    They stood on a picket line at the entrance to the school parking lot: seven educators out on strike for the first time. Public sector strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. But the night before, after two years of fruitless negotiations, the 300 members of the Dedham Education Association had voted overwhelming to walk out. Now educators lined the main street from the high school to the middle school, celebrating each passing car that honked support. “I’m nervous,” said one. “I am a new teacher, two years in the district.” — Jan 13
  • Can Workers Still Use the National Labor Relations Board under Trump?
    Can Workers Still Use the National Labor Relations Board under Trump? January 09, 2020 / Gabrielle (Gay) Semel if(isset($entity->premium) and $entity->premium == 1) { echo "Print Only"; } ?> For those following labor law issues, each week seems to bring a new horror story about the Trump Labor Board dismantling rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). — Jan 9
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