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Westside Seattle
Nino Cantu honored for his nearly two decades of service at SWAC; Beloved groundskeeper died suddenly Oct. 12




How do you measure the impact of a life? Is it the things accomplished? Is it the work done? If you ask the friends and co workers of Nino Cantu, it's in the smiles and love shared on a daily basis. Cantu, 51, passed away suddenly Oct. 12.

18 years ago Nino Cantu started with the Seattle School District as a gardener. He worked many schools in the north end and south end and eventually got the Assistant Grounds Keeper position at the newly remodeled Southwest Athletic Complex. He worked his way up to Head Groundskeeper where he served happily the last few years. Read more...

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Be there for care.
At some time in our lives, we all need to give or receive care—whether recovering from a serious illness or injury, caring for a new child or supporting an aging parent. Paid Family and Medical Leave is a shared benefit that gives every Washingtonian support when they can’t be at work. It means people don’t have to choose between their job, their health and their family.

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Click this link: WNC Highlights of 2012 to read about the "Leschi Incident" and how the school, the community, and 609 stood up to KIRO TV for their less-than-honest news reporting...

Seattle Fast-Food Workers on StrikePhoto courtesy of David Groves
of "The Stand"
"Arrests at fast-food wage theft protest in Seattle"
Read the story at: "The Stand"

Seattle Fast-Food Workers on StrikePhoto courtesy of
the Seattle Times
"Seattle Times": "Eight arrested at downtown rally of fast-food workers..."

Turning the tide on corporate education

From a "DailyKOS" article by: Dante Atkins

"If there's a dollar to be made by taking a public service provided by the government, privatizing it and inserting an unnecessary middleman to suck up profits at taxpayer expense, there will always be a corporation for that."
Click this link: "Turning the tide..." to read the article...

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    • Nutrition Highlights
    • Nutrition CEU training
    • Unsafe Kitchen
    • Breakfast After The Bell
    • Healthy Lunch Nutrition
    • "Scratch Cooking"
    • Photos...
  • "C" Unit Members
    • Specialists...
    • Security Alarm & Response Specialist...
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  • For Our Members
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    • IUOE e-Magazine
  • Public Employees
    • Pension News...
  • From the Archives
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