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Support staff unit holds monster-sized meeting
By Brenda Ortega MEA Voice Editor Monday’s event at Orchard View High School in Muskegon looked like a party, but it was the annual general membership meeting of a wall-to-wall support staff union representing custodians, office staff, paraeducators, maintenance employees, transportation workers, and food service staff. Goodies for giveaway lined the front of the community [...]
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Whitmer visits MEA member’s inspirational ‘Shoe Club’ in East Jordan
With snakeskin-patterned shoes in hand to donate, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently visited East Jordan Middle/High School to acknowledge the impactful work of the “Shoe Club,” an initiative to empower teens through teamwork and service. The Shoe Club is led by Matt Hamilton, a middle-school teacher and MEA member who strives to help teens become the […]
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