 The number of teachers has also improved in comparison to 20 years ago, when there was one teacher for almost 100 students in the district. For other roles, the department fell behind in comparison to previous years. There was no library specialist for the year, a recorded first in nearly two decades. Ada Uzanlar, WSHU News. Hundreds of workers at five Connecticut dispensaries have joined UFCW, the largest cannabis workers union in the country.