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Climate Reality: How letting climate deniers make the rules will cost working people
Many people think of shrinking ice caps and disappearing rain forests when they hear the terms “environmental justice” and “climate justice.” But the reality of environmental devastation is much closer to home for many working people: Decades of corporations running roughshod over our land, water and air in the name of profit have left a toxic wake that disproportionately harms poor communities and communities of color.
Notre Dame de Namur faculty win historic, wall-to-wall first contract
Faculty at Notre Dame de Namur (NDNU) University in Belmont, Calif., have ratified a first contract that wins better pay, job security for part-time adjunct professors and protects shared governance. The historic agreement covers all contingent faculty who won their union through the National Labor Relations Board process and tenure-track, and tenured faculty, including department chairs. The combined units cover more than 250 faculty.