Wellesley College is currently in contract negotiations with IMSEUA, Wellesley’s labor union for food service workers, custodians, grounds people, tradespeople and many others. The Wellesley administration is proposing a set of disturbing and anti-worker contract terms, including: 1. 15% pay cuts to new employees in dining. This is the lowest paid, most diverse, and most female group in the Union. These pay cuts would mean new employees coming would earn less in inflation-adjusted dollars than new employees in the early 90’s. These cuts would mean that a lot of new employees will not be earning a living wage (as a base wage) if they have kids or other dependents. By trying to set current union-represented employees against their future coworkers, the Wellesley administration attempts to undermine the union through the creation of a two-tier system. This ignores the solidarity and care for one's fellow workers that are at the heart of unionism. 2. Cuts to leadership positions within the Union with lower rates for new employees who would hold these positions. These are positions that people spend years working toward. The cuts would put Lead Custodian and Head Groundskeeper below early 90’s levels when adjusted for inflation. 3. Reductions in what counts as overtime. They would like that most paid time off not be counted toward overtime. If you call out sick or at a funeral, and come in and work 16 hours the next day you will not get overtime. This includes vacation, personal time and Jury duty. The workers represented by IMSEUA are an integral part of the Wellesley community. Foodservice workers, for example, go above and beyond the duties described in their job descriptions to support students and create a sense of community on campus, particularly for minority, low-income, first-generation, and other students who need that support the most. The administration’s proposed contract terms also betray the values of the Wellesley community. Dining workers are the lowest paid, most diverse, and most female group in the Union. In the past thirty years, every woman newly hired into a Union position, with one exception, was hired into one of these dining positions. The proposed cuts would only widen the already significant pay gap between male and female Union employees. This undermines our community’s cherished feminist commitments. The administration’s proposal to cut leadership positions within the Union and pay new workers in those positions less is also shocking, coming from an institution which claims to value and support women’s leadership. This disrespectful treatment of IMSEUA in recent contract negotiations is part of a larger anti-worker agenda that the Wellesley administration seems to have adopted in recent years. Two years ago the College proposed to eliminate several union jobs at the Greenhouse and replace these positions with non-union workers, a move which would have pushed beloved Greenhouse staff members into lower-paid jobs requiring far different skill sets right before retirement. We demand that the Wellesley administration reverse this trend and adopt pro-worker values which treat all campus employees with dignity and respect, as equal members of our community.

This MoveOn.org petition is dedicated to David Brower, Founder of the Earth Island Institute (1969) and Friends of the Earth (1982) - Early pioneer in promoting awareness of the dangers of looming Climate Change. - - - - - - - - - - - - >> Our complex democratic society is full of people of integrity and intelligence who can and must quickly and deliberately help us all transform our Consumer Culture into a culture of Adaptation and Reuse that rejuvenates and extends the life and usefulness of the “embodied energy” in all things we have previously created with fossil fuel – a transformation that will stimulate new jobs, give new meaning and purpose to existing “tools”, and foster new attitudes about inviting other Nations to join with us in this vital endeavor. >> It should be exciting and inspirational for our Children and Students to see us Adults: 1): admit that we have inadvertently allowed or overlooked many of the environmental mistakes we have made: 2): act decisively to initiate and undertake this transformation on their behalf, and 3): ask them to study hard and learn well so that they can help us address those mistakes before it is too late and before our knowledge and experience is lost to posterity. >> It will continue to benefit our entire economy if personnel having Defense-related jobs with a heavy “fossil footprint” - which may logically may need to be reduced or eliminated over time - if such workers were to continue receiving their paycheck from the Defense Budget, allowing them to stay home more, spend their paycheck locally in their own communities, attend to their families, and even use their old commuting time and fuel money for family vacations or for even pursuing their own ideas for new Adaptations and Reuse ideas that will conserve “embodied energy” and help address Climate Change by greatly reducing new consumption of fossil fuel for new materials. >> A fundamental shift like this is likely to unleash rewarding creativity from individual inventors that may restore the kind of “Progress” of which our Founders were so proud after our Constitution initially established “exclusive Rights” for the vulnerable work of individual inventors – constitutional rights badly in need today of immediate restoration. >> Finally, it should be satisfying for all of us to know that one half of our “Defense Dollars” are being used to directly benefit our descendants by defending our Planet against the causes and effects of Climate Change. ..................... ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS PETITION: ..... In the 1970’s, the author of this petition became an environmentalist after witnessing beautiful jungle habitat in Malaysia being burned to make way for huge oil palm plantations prompted by the machinations of the World Bank. As a registered Architect and Master Planner, it has been his pleasure and privilege to work with top designers on major projects, during which he came to realize the tremendous “fossil footprint” that results from creating all buildings and products. He became an early advocate in the 1970's of adapting old buildings instead of tearing them down and replacing them, which would have destroyed their “embodied energy” and other unique features. As an Individual Inventor, the author has personally witnessed how presently-unconstitutional U.S. Patent Law has suppressed a practical Climate Change inventions for 25 years by “legally” equating large organizations and powerful individuals with vulnerable Individual Inventors and small business - thus robbing our entire culture of the “Progress” our Founders originally sought to ensure – a fault that should be corrected as soon as possible. As an Educator, he witnesses young minds open to many things and hungry for inspiration and guidance, which we Adults can and must provide with courage and optimism for their “future security”. As a husband, he is most grateful for the love and support of his wife, who sacrificed much to encourage and support their dreams of making meaningful change for our Youth. They thank you for your help with this petition. ..................................

Case # Z19-045 3051 S High St, Columbus OH 43207 - Parcel #s 010-112512 and 010-114024 Herman and Kittle Properties of Indianapolis IN has recently applied to Rezone the property located at 3051 S High St to develop AFFORDABLE (Government subsidized, income-based) apartments. The addition of 272 units including 1,2 and 3 bedrooms apartments. We the residents oppose this zoning for the following reasons: • Law Enforcement – The 13th precinct is the largest precinct. Residents currently wait hours for a response by an officer or ambulance. The addition of approximately 720 individuals will further tax the response time. • Limited Mass Transportation – There are only two routes along S High St. COTA isn’t interested in adding more. This limits transportation to these and all residents and encumbers opportunities for betterment. • There are currently 6 income-based apartment complexes on or near the S High St corridor. In fact, there are no apartments available in the Scioto Southland Area that are not income-based. • Employment opportunities – The City of Columbus is marketing the S High St Corridor as a logistical /distribution hub per the Department of Development. These jobs do not traditionally support homeownership or a vibrant Far Southside. • Traffic – The traffic flow along S High St from route 104 to City Corp is currently overwhelmed with traffic backups. Straining emergency vehicles. There are no traffic-related commitments stated in the application. • The City of Columbus Department of Development is not requiring outdoor lighting, buffering landscaping, open space or any other screening commitment. There are no exterior design commitments. Stop this legislation from moving forward.

There is a public hearing and vote on September 5 at 6 PM at Troy City Hall. Plastic pollution is a climate change and litter issue. Troy needs to lead the way.

The proposed mine will be located in the heart of Brices Creek. This residential area consists of numerous subdivisions that are home to thousands of people. The environmental and economic impact will be felt by every resident and every homeowner. The quality of life that we have all enjoyed for so many years will be diminished and replaced with heavy equipment, noise pollution, construction traffic, and unknown environmental issues yet to be determined.

My mother's house what does a few others on a dead-end street have well water and it has La high levels of arsenic the streets before and after them have City water but they were told it would be $10,000 per home on the street to get city water

If we don’t act now, our elections will be at risk -- as candidates, parties, and other political players exploit campaign finance laws, knowing that there will likely be no consequences for doing so. That’s because the Vice Chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is resigning this month, leaving only three commissioners on duty. And by law, the FEC needs at least four commissioners to hold meetings, litigate, or take other official regulatory action. So as we approach 2020 -- and one of the most consequential elections in our lifetime -- the commission in charge of making sure our elections are fair and candidates play by the rules will be virtually incapacitated. The President must immediately appoint (and the Senate must approve) new FEC commissioners who’ll FULLY uphold our campaign finance laws -- not appointees who will turn a blind eye to big money in politics. AND, the Senate should pass and President Trump should sign the For the People Act (S. 949), which would change the rules and let the FEC function with just a majority of sitting commissioners -- so this never happens again.

I am a patron of Amazon, like million others. Now the rainforest everyone depends on is on fire, it is only reasonable for the retail giant to take this opportunity to pay back for the name.

Les Luttes À Lier : Association Animaliste (luttant contre toutes les oppressions systémiques que subissent les animaux, humain-e-s y compris). (The Struggles To Bind: Animalist Association (fighting against all the systemic oppressions suffered by animals, including humans)). Facebook: http://facebook.com/lesluttesalier

I run local competitions and have gotten lucky over the past year but I see so many other leagues get shut down over complaints that are just absurd ! Your neighbors lawnmower is louder at the distance you hear us ! We have our shows in the middle of the day which doesn’t go against any sound ordinance other than not listening to the police officers warning statement to “just turn it down “ that’s not what we do ! Hundreds of people spend thousands and invest so much time into these events just to get turned away from one angry neighbor that should mind their own business ! :-)

When I left my teaching job to become an educational consultant I was hit by the realization that I would no longer have an employer pay 75% of the health insurance costs for my family. Searching for a an affordable family plan and finding that "affordable" did not exist made this issue hit home. Millions of families are in a similar or much worse situation. They do not qualify for Meidcare or other state-supported assistance, but the cost of health insurance out of pocket is absolutely unaffordable. This is a right, not a privilege, and it is time for our government to help ALL Americans have this right unencumbered.

It is a common problem to all residing here since there is only so many entrances to the town and the rest are even worse .. they haven’t replaced the other main entrance and don’t plan to.. we need something done