Labor Changes Irk Transit Workers

New law and money woes prompt Cap Metro changes

"...a rock and a hard place on collective bargaining: State law forbids government employers from engaging in collective bargaining,..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Lege Speaks, Cap Metro Listens: Screw the Union

Lege mandates busting union contracts at Cap Metro

"...The state Sunset Advisory Commission recommended it last year, and now..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Worst. Session. Ever.

With three days left, legislature hurtling to the abyss

"...few people had noticed was that the long-overdue post-Katrina Texas Windstorm Insurance Association reform was also failing. Same reason..."

May 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Cap Metro: Between a Rock and a Union

Lege bill would put Cap Metro labor arrangement in union crosshairs

"...pleasing two masters isn't going to be easy. The state wants one thing: Senate Bill 650, currently making its..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Public Ed's Future Hangs in Balance

It's Teacher Appreciation Week, but you'd never know it at the Lege

"...to employment law, it is Teacher Appreciation Week in Texas. The bitter irony of the situation has not been..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: An Injury to All

The universal perils of union busting

"...I was surprised that most of the employees felt that way and even more shaken up by..."

April 8, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: We Have Just Begun To Fight

The budget battles are only skirmishes in the long march toward democracy

"...out in six weeks by the newly established Save Texas Schools volunteer network. Malfaro had his own AFT lobby..."

March 18, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Behind the Numbers

What we talk about when we talk about budget cuts

"...(count 'em, two) reporters on the subject of the state's drastic proposed cuts in social services, from protection for..."

March 4, 2011 News Column by Michael King

'Ich Bin ein Cheesehead'

Austin unionists prove they are Madison as hell

"...GOP hoped Wisconsin would become ground zero for their union-busting ways, losing the police must have been a shock...."

Feb. 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Newsgeist: 2/21/11

The spirit of the news

"...full of news stories on subjects like the Wisconsin unions, concealed handguns on campuses, and the Libyan protests. Read..."

Feb. 21, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Headlines

"...• We're huge! Texas will gain four new congres­sion­al seats under the latest..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature

Point Austin: Watching the Watchers

City nears a crucial choice for the next police monitor

"...in that direction, it would likely collide directly with Texas civil service law. A Range of Experience..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Column by Michael King

The 'Obamacare' Scare

GOP employs national playbook in Travis County House races

"...Did anyone mention to the Republican Party of Texas that President Barack Obama isn't running for re-election this..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Legacy of Solidarity

Film of the 'Austin Chicano Huelga' recounts a city's transformation

"...culture and politics of the entire region. Retired Austin state Sen. Barrientos was introducing the documentary film Economy Furniture..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Sept. 9-16

"...ancestral land. 7pm. Resistencia Bookstore, 1801-A S. First, 416-8885. www.poder-texas.org...."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Aug. 26-Sept. 2

"...FUTURE OF OPEN-SOURCE JOURNALISM UT journalism professor Robert Jensen, Texas Observ­er Managing Editor Chris Tomlinson, and members of Austin..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature

Bowing to Business Wheels, AISD Cans Tax Hike

Board passes new budget but drops ballot proposal

"...19 public budget meeting. After an Aug. 14 Austin American-Statesman editorial accused the board of trying to pass a..."

Aug. 27, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Surely We're All Worth a Nickel?'

Will AISD flinch from tax election?

"...has one of the lowest tax rates in Central Texas and in its own recent history. Meanwhile, its teachers..."

Aug. 23, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Aug. 19-26

"...DISPATCHES FROM U.S. SOCIAL FORUM The Texas State Employees Union hosts this report from the U.S...."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature

Malfaro Moves On

Education Austin president leaves after decadelong tenure

"...Education Austin, Louis Malfaro is leaving the local teachers' union. As of Sept. 1, he will become statewide secretary-treasurer..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Off the Record

Griff Luneburg breaks his silence on the Cactus Cafe

"...to or followed the Jan. 29 announcement that the Texas Union would repurpose the campus landmark. He didn't have..."

Aug. 13, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Funding Questions Follow Cap Metro's Court Win

Court victory creates more tension between labor and transit agency

"...As if the relationship between Capital Met­ro and its unionized workers weren't already strange enough, a June 8 court..."

July 2, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Welcome to Capital Metro

Whoever the new CEO turns out to be – she'll have her hands full

"...• endured a three-day strike by an unhappy union; and..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Tell Us Something We Don't Know

Capital Metro report discovers that the agency's been badly managed. Who knew?

"...week, if I didn't have to consider the source: Texas state government. Take a look at only the most..."

April 30, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Hospitality workers' union Unite Here is demanding the firm that runs most..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature

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

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

"...city ranks 49th among the Top 50 districts in Texas for basic teacher pay...."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Back to School

Carstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power

"...core questions that will affect thousands of students and employees for years to come:..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Running the UT Numbers

Unless you're the football coach, budgetary times are dire

"...Although Austin has grown significantly in recent years, the state of Texas remains the city's biggest single employer, and..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Election News

"...Rebecca Bell-Metereau and Judy Jennings – filed for the State Board of Educa­tion Monday in the seats that include..."

Dec. 18, 2009 News Feature

Goodbye to All That

Revisiting Kyle Henry's University Inc. and a film community's cri de coeur

"..."Fuck football, free film!" In Texas, at least, that slogan sure sounds like sacrilege, but..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

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