If Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam opposed the UAW’s organizing at Volkswagen last year, now — in his view — the timing is even worse. The United Auto Workers union has scheduled an official NLRB election next week for a group of 164 skilled maintenance workers.
Tennessee Governor Says ‘Timing Doesn’t Seem Very Great’ For Another VW Union Vote
Metro Schools Chips Away At Bus Driver Shortage
The Metro Nashville school board has received 60 applications for bus drivers since sounding the alarm about a shortage. But that’s still not enough to fill the 150 vacancies that have resulted in students being stranded on sidewalks for hours in recent weeks.
Haslam Says Withheld Records Wouldn’t Show Any Decisions On Outsourcing
Listen Gov. Bill Haslam says he’s not hiding any decisions about whether to privatize more jobs in state government, but he’s defending his right to withhold communications between him and his staff about the effort.
What Bridgestone’s Purchase Of Pep Boys Means For Nashville
Listen Bridgestone’s purchase of the struggling Pep Boys auto store chain almost certainly means job growth for Nashville, where Bridgestone Americas is based. The $835 million deal would likely result in the relocation of the Pep Boys headquarters, which is in Philadelphia.
One Nashville High School Is Tracking Down Every Senior To Sign Up For Tennessee Promise
Listen Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville wants 100 percent of its seniors to apply for Tennessee Promise this fall before the Nov. 2 deadline. But it’s also aware that the goal is just step one in a long process of getting students onto campus next fall. As of last Wednesday, only 28 out of about […]
Music Row’s Future At Stake As Community Meetings Search For Compromise
Listen Nashville’s Music Row is trying to agree on a plan for its future — a tricky process that must navigate competing interests. Nearly eight months ago, the Metro Planning Commission declared a temporary halt on dense development of the Row, and a public meeting that drew about 50 people Monday night to begin the […]
Women’s Suffrage Monument Taking Shape As Organizers Try To Decide Where To Put It
A memorial to the women who fought for the vote in Tennessee nearly a hundred years ago will get an unveiling of sorts this week. The monument has been four years in the making, and its final home still hasn’t been determined. In 1920, by a margin of just one vote, this state’s legislature became […]
Wasserman Schultz Touts Democrats’ Record At Jackson Day Dinner (Slideshow)
Listen An estimated 500 Tennessee Democrats turned out Friday night for the state party’s annual Jackson Day dinner. Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, delivered the keynote address. She highlighted the party’s support for family leave, equal pay legislation, abortion rights and health coverage. “The Republican Party doesn’t know […]
Chattanooga Reclaims Crown For Tennessee’s Fastest Internet, With 10-Gigabit Speeds
Listen Call it a battle of internet speeds. The public utility in Chattanooga is now offering 10-gigabit internet, which is 10 times faster than Google Fiber and AT&T Gigapower and five times faster than Comcast’s speediest option. In 2010, when Chattanooga’s power company, EPB, started offering gigabit speed, it touted itself as the first city in […]
What Tennessee Is Doing To Rescue Falling Reading Scores
Listen Tennessee reading scores have been going down, even as students improve in math and science. The remedy proposed by state education officials is laser-focused on comprehension.
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