Strikes, Union Activity
LA Teachers Union Uses Coronavirus as a Weapon Against Charter Schools Expansion
At a time when educators and parents are searching for ways to keep themselves and others healthy but continue to educate children, teacher union officials could be stepping up to…
Read MoreEducational Choice, Oregon Education Association Style
The Oregon Department of Education has knuckled under the Oregon Education Association’s (OEA) and other “labor allies’” demands that parents be prohibited from sending their children to any virtual charter…
Read MoreCalifornia Teacher Union Officials Want to Monopolize Online Education
California teacher union officials are placing monopoly bargaining stumbling blocks standing in the way of parents who wish to home school their children during the Corona virus pandemic. California schools…
Read MoreBoth Teacher Unions Endorse Joe Biden for President
National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT-AFL-CIO) officials may have endorsed Joe Biden for president, but it seems like all 3 million NEA members may not be happy about…
Read MoreTeacher Union Officials’ End Strike as Reaction to Corona Virus
Teacher union officials attribute the spread of corona virus as one reason they ended the Minneapolis strike. Diane Sandberg has the story on karetv11.com. After a three-day strike that cancelled classes in…
Read MoreDenver Parents — Open Your Wallet for a $2.5 Million Teacher Union Lobby Day
That $2.5 million will not cover any child care expenses you may have on March 19 either. That will be an additional charge. Colorado Education Association’s Day of Action will…
Read MoreIn Arkansas, Substitute Teachers Cost More During Strike Than for Sick Out
An article in arkansasonline.com states that the Little Rock, Arkansas school district must pay more for substitute teachers to replace those who go on strike than for substitutes for teachers…
Read MoreUFT Officials war with Member on Presidential Candidate Endorsement Procedure
A significant intra-union battle is currently going on between some rank and file United Federation of Teachers members and the officials who lead them. With nearly 200,000 members, the UFT…
Read MoreIndiana Teacher Union Officials Object to Higher Pay, no Bargaining for Empowerment Zone Teachers
Teachers in the South Bend, Indiana school district may be receiving a $10,000 increase in salary to work at certain schools designated Empowerment Zones. Teacher union officials would not be…
Read MoreAn Insider Looks at UTLA Elections
Christina Johnson, UTLA member and special education science teacher at Santee Education Complex, takes us inside the upcoming United Teachers of Los Angeles’ (UTLA) union elections. She finds top down…
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