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Drs. Lauren Beene and Valerie Fouts Fowler at a protest following their terminations by University Hospitals in Cleveland Clevelandurbannews .com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio - Activists and union advocates will protest in front of the City Club on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland Friday, Aug. 8, in support of doctors Lauren Beene and Valerie Fouts Fowler, two pediatricians who were fired by University Hospitals in June while seeking to organize a doctors' union. Among the groups organizing the protest are the Cuyahoga Democratic Women's Caucus, Mobilize the Vote, SEIU, and Concerned University Hospitals Physicians. At issue is a City Club-sponsored forum on healthcare at noon that includes S elena Cunanan, chief health impact officer  for University Hospitals, as a panelist. The  City Club of Cleveland ,  dubbed by the City Club itself as  " Cleveland's Citadel of Free Speech , "...

Staff article by  Clevelandurbannews .com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Mayor Justin M. Bibb and the International Association of Fire Fighters - Local 93 announced Monday that the city and the union have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement contract that the mayor says will offer numerous employee-oriented benefits, including a pay increase for first-grade firefighters of the Cleveland Division of Fire.  Union members voted to approve the agreement, which will retroactively go into effect April 1, 2025, following full execution of the contract and city council approval. "Firefighters are the guardians of our communities, serving as a critical component to the City of Cleveland," said Mayor Bibb, the city's fourth Black mayor who is up for reelection this year. "This agreement represents a significant step in strengthening the safety ...