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I’ve remained silent about the ongoing budget dispute between the Lisbon Educational Association and the Lisbon School Committee and superintendent. However, the recent termination of Rick Beaulé, who was not only a teacher, but also the LEA president, compelled me to write this letter. While the facts of Rick’s dismissal are being kept under wraps, […]

increase font size Read Article Perhaps one reason why lies in the answer to the question of “why is the PRO Act so important for today’s workers”? The PRO Act, or Protect our Right to Organize, is the result of decades of erosion of the rights of workers who only want to improve their workplace — a place at which they spend a third or more of their life. Unionization is not on most workers’ minds. Poor working conditions, wages, and safety top the list of why many workers decide uni...