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2/7/24

  • MCBA Members are Supporting DFW Communities

  • MCBA and Our Members Love Our Community

  • Union Divisiveness Only Pits Employees Versus Employers

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MCBA and Our Members Love Our Community


For children ages 9 or 10, researchers at the National Institute of Health have found that those who got an insufficient amount of sleep (defined as less than nine hours per day) showed more mental health and behavioral problems like impulsivity, diminished working memory, and difficulties with conflict resolution—all of which persisted at a two-year follow-up. 


In Southern Dallas, the SM Wright Foundation is trying to address that problem through its Beds for Kids program, with the help of partners like Milton Sleep Company—a local manufacturer with a history of giving back.


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Union Divisiveness Only Pits Employees Versus Employers


Just days before a DART bus driver was shot near Fair Park earlier this month, union leaders representing the agency's transit workers told the DART board of directors that it has taken its employees’ security for granted.


The union's president said the incident was just the latest in a series of issues that are putting workers at odds with the agency.


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