Local K-12 Educators Look at Ways to Start the School Year as COVID-19 Looms

Put on your thinking cap

"...the AISD executive team authority to continue to pay employees and to make emergency decisions about such things as..."

Aug. 7, 2020 Features Feature by Aaricka Washington

Building Austin

As the city grows, is it being cavalier about the well-being of the laborers who are assembling Austin's new face?

"...Texas is perhaps the least labor-friendly of all 50 states. It's the only state that doesn't require employers to..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

NLRB Settlement ... Cap Metro Politics

Union President Wyatt says it's a vindication of workers' rights

"...of workers' rights and "a major victory for TTMI employees."..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Split Council Approves Incentives

5-2 Vote on Websense and Dropbox suggests shifting perspectives

"...470 full-time jobs with annual average wage of $82,000 (state's Texas Enterprise Fund contribution $4.5 million); net direct economic..."

Feb. 24, 2014 News Post by Michael King

(UPDATED) Abbott: Domestic Partner Benefits Unconstitutional

Opinion: Benefits create legal status similar to marriage

"...simply provided health benefits to the partners of their employees. Instead, they have elected to create a domestic partnership..."

April 30, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Cap Metro: A Couple Years of Labor Peace?

McDonald Transit and Amalgamated Transit Union reach an agreement

"...care contributions from workers, and slows step-pay increases for employees hired after Aug. 19 of this year – meaning..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Open and Shut

Council members hope they've closed the door on their Open Meetings legal troubles. Trouble is, that won't be the end.

"...remember – is thanks to a strict interpretation of state open government rules brought on after a coffee chat..."

Oct. 26, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Travis County 'Death Spiral'

Facing a personnel dilemma, the commissioners respond: Fire everybody!

"...voted Sept. 1 to terminate two long-tenured and high-ranking employees, the official explanation was that the two women simply..."

Oct. 2, 2009 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...the eventual property-tax rate and prospective pay for city employees, especially the most well-compensated. The Tax Question..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...and convenient computer recycling for all Texans! A new state law that took effect Monday requires recycling by all..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature

Famous Long Ago

Legendary "Humanzee" Oliver, his friends, and the bitter fight over animal welfare at a Texas refuge

"...of primates and other animals. As a result, the state charged, PPI's animals have been living in conditions so..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The winner of the district's union election is a foregone conclusion

"...the district administration. The mail ballot, sent to all employees and due Dec. 8, asks voters to choose between..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Accepting the Challenge

Meet the candidates for AISD Board of Trustees.

"...area economy, marked by rapid growth and increased real estate values but carrying the consequence of the district having..."

March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Brief items of interest

"...As happy as we are that Austin American-Statesman editor Rich Oppel is a) working and b) getting..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Flight of the Night Bird

Harry Akin opened for business on Christmas Eve, 1932, selling hamburgers for 15 cents apiece. Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood reveals how Akin turned his hamburger stand into Austin's former restaurant empire.

"...that time. Many said that what it gained in state-of-the-art kitchen facilities and banquet rooms it lost in personality..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

The Outsiders

Outsourcing Bond Work Is Expensive; Is It Necessary?

"...like to have a mix" of new and experienced employees...."

Oct. 10, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Wreckless Recs?

Garza's Affordability Strategy Slides Into Uselessness

"...a familiar story -- one that, for many city employees and departments and citizens, will not have a happy..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Council in Harmony

"...the Southwest which are being overseen by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have big problems, according..."

May 23, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Judge Yeakel: Hyatt Lawsuit Can Proceed

Judge okays wrongful termination lawsuit against TWDB

"...the TWDB for her work as coordinator of the state's revolving fund that provides financing for water projects. She..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Hitting the Budget Barbells

The annual city budget workouts begin, and you're all invited

"...in no layoffs, increased the workload for current city employees)...."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10

Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it

"...some other districts, still makes Social Security contributions for employees. "All-in-all, it's a benefits package that is quite generous,..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Bus Stops Here: Cap Metro

One-day strike ratchets up tensions between transit agency and union

"...drivers were from another, union-free contractor or were probationary employees – new drivers not yet eligible to join the..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Austin women allege their sexy snaps got passed around the photo labs

"...allege that at least three local Walgreens drug store employees broke the law by making and distributing extra prints..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Two Texas legislators file two very different bills in response to apparent conflicts of interest by state Supreme Court clerks who take bonuses from their future employers.

"...The other wing-tip has fallen at the state Supreme Court, where questions were raised about court clerks'..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

The Good Boss

Spanish workplace comedy shows the perils of imbalance

"...literal mission is equilibrium, Blanco is in a constant state of tweaking and rebalancing his employees’ lives to keep..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Lina Fisher

Drive to Unionize the Statesman Newsroom Prevails

Strength in numbers

"...Wednesday, Feb. 24, the editorial staff at the Austin American-Statesman voted 36-12 to form a union, becoming the third..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Jose Benjamin Montaño

With Session Over, AISD to Wrap Up Budget

Employee compensation still at issue in upcoming spending plan

"...to meet today, June 6, with the Education Austin employees union to hammer out an agreement, in time for..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...to Austin's position, they don't want to be telling employees or creditors that the check is in the mail...."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Labor: Good, Bad ... and Ugly

Pro-worker bills filed – anti-worker bills with better prospects

"...In 2015, more than half of U.S. states will have a higher minimum wage than the federal..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Where's Your Evidence?

Advances in forensic science have made physical evidence increasingly crucial in criminal justice – but the practice of preserving and maintaining that evidence is often underfunded, poorly managed, or just plain sloppy

"...On June 1, 2012, the state finally dropped its opposition to the testing. Just two..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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