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    The Janus Decision, A Year Later
    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jun 30, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Janus Decision, A Year Later

    Anyone who thought the Janus decision would end labor unions was being hyperbolic.  All the Janus decision did–all it was supposed to do–was provide freedom of conscience for those of us who didn’t want to support the political leanings of labor unions.  If you want to keep your union, you can keep your union–but you shouldn’t be able to force me to pay for it as well.  It wasn’t a death knell for unions, but neither did it enervate invigorate a pro-union cascade as some unio
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    Joanne Jacobs
    • Jun 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    Teachers’ Paying Out Of Pocket

    Of course the vast majority of teachers are sympathetic people who want to do good things for children.  But programs like this seem to take advantage of that: Target wants to help teachers stretch their back-to-school dollars on more than just supplies for their classrooms. For the second year, the Minneapolis-based retailer will offer teachers a weeklong 15% discount on select items starting July 13, officials shared exclusively with USA TODAY Wednesday… This year, in addit
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