L.A. Judge Kills Teachers’ Contract As mentioned in an earlier post, the ACLU filed suit in L.A. on behalf of parents to block LAUSD from laying off teachers in low income schools, even when this violated seniority rules in the contract. Judge Wiliam F. Highberger, a Los Angeles County ...
Subpoenas Envy In Chicago Redux On Tuesday, January 25, union members will stand in “solidarity” outside Chicago’s federal court house with activists who are resisting grand jury subpoenas being used as fishing expeditions against the anti-war movement. All of those subpoenaed had ...
Oakland to Encourage Texting (of Police) at School Students in Oakland can now send text messages to the Oakland Unified School District police whenever they feel threatened or in danger. Of course, it remains to be seen if their anonymity will truly be protected or if they will believe it will to ...
