Pay and Contracts

10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (793+ words) One email, every weekday morning. What moved in Latin American markets, politics and expat life. Yesterday’s subject line: “'The false peace is over' - Colombia” The state postal company lost about US$1.1 billion in the first half of the year. Its…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1035+ words) Los Angeles Unified has blocked students from accessing generative artificial intelligence on district-issued devices while it develops new rules for the technology, a move that has won praises from some parents but raised questions about how students will learn to…...

19+ hour, 31+ min ago   (288+ words) The move comes as part of the state’s broader focus on improving medical education infrastructure and building a skilled pool of specialist doctors and the revised structure increases stipends across all three years of PG study, reflecting rising academic and…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago   (178+ words) The Bihar government has announced a significant increase in the monthly stipend for postgraduate medical students, who play an important role in patient care and hospital services under the supervision of senior doctors. The revised stipend comes into effect from…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1619+ words) Autorickshaw and taxi drivers in Ahmedabad staged a four-day strike from September 7 to 10 over declining earnings and competition from app-based transport platforms. Twelve driver organisations said around 200,000 drivers were involved. Strikers demanded minimum fares for online bookings, controls on high…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (585+ words) PSI is proud to represent workers across a range of key public sectors. Our sectoral work allows us to both recognize the unique needs of workers in different sectors while developing the key struggles which unite us all. To build…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (193+ words) The Ann Arbor Board of Education unanimously approved the tentative agreement between Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Ann Arbor Education Association Wednesday. The new contract, which was approved by 58% of teachers who voted last week, is set to run…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (728+ words) District leaders say they have made enough cuts or changes to stay afloat. County officials remain skeptical. The Sacramento City Unified School District board members listen to Nikki Milevsky, president of the Sacramento City Teachers Association, on July 23, 2026. Sacramento City…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1062+ words) About 10,000 public servants in New Zealand took part in a half-day strike on September 9 against the National Party-led government’s moves to drive down wages. The government also intends to cut about 8,700 jobs across government departments—14 percent of the core public…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1649+ words) French firefighters began another national strike Tuesday, following a major strike and protest August 13, and after an exceptionally severe wildfire season. The stoppages are scheduled to continue in various forms for more than a month with a national demonstration in…...