USA: Rhode Island school district seeks to tear up teachers’ contract: here.
Inaction by the US Senate last week will result in the cutoff of extended unemployment benefits and COBRA health care coverage for more than one million workers, beginning Sunday night: here.
As part of sweeping budget cuts, New York State Governor David Paterson has announced plans for a large number of closures and service reductions in the state’s extensive system of parks and historic sites: here.
Help Democracy Now! Cover the March 4th Protests For Education: here.
Sharp political divisions in Indonesia’s ruling coalition emerged as the representatives of political parties on a parliamentary special committee on the 2008 bailout of Bank Century presented their findings: here.
Dentist Yann Maidment explains to Belinda Rhodes that an increase in cases of teeth grinding is because of economic stress: here.
One job’s not enough for most
Work: An increasing number of people are being forced to take on a second job to make ends meet, according to research released on Monday.
Employment law firm Peninsula conducted a survey of more than 1,000 adults which revealed that more people have two jobs now than last year – increasing from 26 per cent to 38 per cent.
The firm warned that workers with two jobs could be storing up problems for their health and family relationships.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/87404
Greece asked for more budget cuts
EU: Officials have pressed the Greek government to impose yet more budget cuts in return for a “rescue package” from France and Germany.
Europe’s financial affairs chief Olli Rehn urged Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou and Prime Minister George Papandreou to expand an austerity programme that has already slashed state spending.
Paris and Berlin are preparing a bailout for Greece which is expected to be finalised this week.
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/87410
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