From Fox 2 Detroit: ANN ARBOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan Medicine employees took to the picket line Monday morning for a rally as their union pushes for a new contract. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals...
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PRESS HIT: International coalition pushes for action on Line 5 during Kalamazoo River spill anniversary
From Michigan Advance: Fourteen years after Enbridge’s Line 6B pipeline ruptured, spilling up to a million gallons of tar-sands crude oil into a Kalamazoo River tributary, environmental advocates continue to speak out against Enbridge’s pipelines, calling for a...
PRESS HIT: Created Equal: How incarceration impacts fatherhood
From WDET Detroit Public Radio Father’s Day is this Sunday, and while there are many struggles to being a parent, men who have been incarcerated citizens may find it very tough to be a father. There are many challenges for incarcerated parents — and while serving...
PRESS HIT: Environmental advocates push for “cumulative impact” rules
From AXIOS Detroit DETROIT - Prominent names in environmental justice have formed a group to push for statewide change addressing how pollutants affect residents cumulatively. The big picture: Joined by Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed, advocates launched...
PRESS HIT: UM-Flint tenure-track faculty union recognized amid union boom
Partner Group: American Federation of Teachers Local 5671 From ABC 12 News FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Tenure-track faculty at the University of Michigan-Flint are officially unionized. The union, American Federation of Teachers Local 5671, announced they were recognized by...
PRESS HIT: Wayne County treasurer rejects moratorium on foreclosures despite troubling study
From Detroit Metro Times Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree is defying demands to impose a moratorium on owner-occupied home foreclosures after a study suggested the city is illegally overtaxing houses worth less than $35,000. In a statement to Metro Times on...