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SCRANTON - A former Lackawanna County deputy sheriff with more than two decades of tenure brought a lawsuit against the county and Sheriff Mark McAndrew for alleged freedom of speech and civil rights violations, according to documents filed Feb. 26 in Scranton federal court.
In April 2018, an unfair labor practice charge was filed with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board against the sheriff s office for choosing a less qualified officer for promotion over Capman and for allegedly retaliating against a grievance the plaintiff filed in 2017 by denying him opportunities as acting sergeant while a colleague was on medical leave. The investigators in this claim found that the sheriff definitively retaliated against the plaintiff by not promoting him due to the grievance, the suit says.
Friday marks two weeks that South Whitehall Township’s public works employees have been on strike, as the union and township management have not yet agreed to the terms of a new three-year contract.
HACC faculty files for union representation
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
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The first step to bringing a faculty union to HACC was taken on Monday, the school announced.
The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board to seek a bargaining unit for the HACC faculty.
In response, HACC posted its position on unionization on the website, expressing a desire to maintain a “union-free college community” with an emphasis on the school’s “shared governance model.”
“We believe that our community has evolved and grown through the input and collaboration of all members of the college community without the need for outside intervention, as evidenced in numerous examples,” the school wrote.
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HACC faculty members rally for a union
Updated Feb 13, 2021;
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Harrisburg Area Community College faculty members on Saturday rallied in favor of forming a union, saying their main goal is a greater say in decisions that impact the education and experiences of students.
Several dozen gathered and held signs along Cameron Street near HACC’s main campus in Harrisburg on Saturday afternoon. Others planned to rally near HACC’s Lancaster campus.
A major issue driving the effort, they said, involves what they called a lack of say in decisions impacting their work and ability to serve students. They said HACC long followed a “shared governance” model that gave faculty a strong voice in decisions.