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Local 100 Helps With Worker's Comp - Thursday 17. of April
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The pain on her face is all too real.
Maria Murillo’s injury occurred in the Milby kitchen on March 16th when she slipped on a wet floor. Her knee will never be the same and her life is in shambles. Many workers in America face this same problem every day.
With no health insurance, her care is...
By Orell Fitzsimmons, 17-04-08 10:27
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Injured Milby food service member Maria Murillo.
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Gasoline Price Tipping Point - Thursday 17. of April
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At what price for gasoline will a "tipping point" occur?
The tipping point is when a massive number of low-wage workers will not be able to drive their cars to work every morning. In Houston at Stop & Go, the price today is $3.33 per gallon.
The numbers are easy to add. A worker making $7 an h...
By Orell Fitzsimmons, 17-04-08 10:13
Category: Houston
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Gas prices like these in Houston are rapidly approaching a tipping point when people won't be able to afford driving to work each day.
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Three Teachers Forced To Sort Clothes In Warehouse - Thursday 17. of April
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GCCSA teachers Delma Garcia, Felicia Ughanze and Genieve Walker recently found themselves with unwanted jobs sorting clothes in a hot, dusty warehouse.
They found themseleves together because of the requirement under Head Start regulations to remove teachers and teachers aides from their claassro...
By Orell Fitzsimmons, 17-04-08 10:05
Category: School Employees
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GCCSA teachers Delma Garcia, Felicia Ughanze and Genieve Walker.
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Avance Head Start Committee Earns Raises, Educational Bonus - Monday 7. of April
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The Avance bargaining committee met with the agency Thursday to discuss a new three year contract. We were able to increase sick days from 6 to 8 days. The committee also discussed the incoming problems around the increase of the cost of gasoline and how at $4 or above they were going to have a hard...
By , 7-04-08 10:22
Category: School Employees
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Avance Head Start Committee
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Dallas Members Meet With Mayor - Monday 7. of April
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Eleven SEIU Local 100 members met with Dallas Mayor Tom Lepper to discuss low wages in the Sanitation Department. In 1968, Memphis hoppers were making $1.25 an hour, the miniumum wage, when Martin Luther King came to help them get out of poverty. Today, Memphis hoopers make $10.21 an hour while Dall...
By Kenneth Stretcher, 7-04-08 10:16
Category: Living Wage
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Dallas Hoppers meet with Mayor.
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Local 100 at Kashmere High School - Monday 7. of April
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One happy Local 100 member: Ceola Brown, Teacher Aide at Kashmere H.S. in Houston ISD. She has been a T.A. for eight years and six years a Local 100 member. At Kashmere, Local 100 has 22 members, including Food Service, Custodial, Clerks and Teacher Aides.
A family that stands together is strong....
By , 7-04-08 10:08
Category: School Employees
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Ceola Brown
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