Teacher Rights
School Board Member Plays to Teacher Union Officials
Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe’s /Chief of Staff, Peter Sterling, also serves as a Montpelier School Board member, but his sentiments are obviously on the side of teacher union…
Read MoreGood News! Union Window Period No More!
LATEST NEWS 8May2017 Michigan State Court of Appeals Upholds Ruling Striking Down MEA Union “Window Period” Restrictions on Resignations Decision upholds the right of Michigan Employees to leave a union…
Read MoreTeacher Union Officials Work More California School Board Elections
Teacher union officials in the Montebello Unified School District are jumping the gun on the local school board races with early endorsements. Hayley Munguia has the story in the Whittier Daily News.…
Read MoreHunger 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…
Read MoreCTU Encourages May Day Absence from School
The Chicago Teachers Union is publicizing their members to take May Day off, which could result in hundreds of teachers being absent to celebrate International Workers Day. Matt Masterson has the story…
Read MoreHigher Education Organizing in the Tank
Labor Relations Ink staff reviews higher education organizing schemes. The fight to organize graduate students at Harvard has come to a standstill. Although the results of the November election were in…
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