Archive for May 2017
Hunger Strike at Yale
Yale graduate student teachers and members of UNITE HERE Local 33 have staged a hunger strike. According to the UNITE HERE website, UNITE HERE represents workers throughout the U.S. and Canada…
Read MoreNebraska Governor Denies Teacher Union
Governor Pete Ricketts is refusing to publicize a proclamation on behalf of the teachers union. Once again, Nebraska has a Right to Work law and teachers may refrain from union…
Read MoreCalifornia Teacher Union Officials Hinder Probationary Periods
The California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers disapprove of a probationary period bill currently before the legislature. The bill would extend the probationary period for new teachers…
Read MoreSocial Justice Resurfaces in Nebraska
Nebraska has a Right to Work Law which gives teachers the freedom to choose whether or not to ort or join a labor union in order to keep a job.…
Read MorePhiladelphia Teacher Union Rally Today
Philadelphia Teacher Union officials are calling a rally today, not affiliated with the absence of 1200 teachers in a protest organized by the Caucus of Working Educators. Claire Sasko has the developing…
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