News Board of Education Endorsements Further the City's Racial Divide |
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The Buffalo News’s failure to endorse an African American or Hispanic candidate for the upcoming Board of Education election is a slap in the face to the city’s need for diversity and the importance of involving these community’s in addressing the current school board problems.
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The Abuse of Temporary Workers |
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Temporary work exploded in America after the official end of the recession in 2009. According to ProPublica, there are now around 2.7 million temporary workers in the US, a record high; indeed, they report that “almost one-fifth of the total job growth since the recession ended in mid-2009 has been in the temp sector, federal data shows.” The problem with this is that temporary workers experience serious mistreatment at the hands of their employers.
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