INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 28, 2016)– With 5,600 mentally-ill inmates, the Indiana Department of Correction houses more persons with psychiatric problems than all other facilities across the state combined. The Marion …
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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: American Schizophrenia
Near the Las Vegas strip, five women who share a number of qualities sat down for an interview. The women are all Latina. They're foreign-born. They're members of the 53,000-strong Culinary Workers Union Local 226.
Workers at Reconnect Mental Health Services vote to join OPSEU …
Toronto (17 Nov.2015) — Workers from Reconnect Mental Health Services in Toronto voted to become the latest members to have the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE) represent them. OPSEU/NUPGE now …
Ann Ramsay wins National Disability Rights Award | CUPE PEI
A life-changing accident in 2009 left PEI school bus driver Ann Ramsay with paralysis of the lower body. Ramsay retrained and went back to work as a receptionist. She also added disability rights activist to her already …