Randi Weingarten Appointed to DHS School Safety Advisory Council
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten was appointed Monday to a new Department of Homeland Security school safety advisory council tasked with making recommendations on “emergency management,” “preparedness measures,” and “safety and security” in schools.
In Chicago Mayor’s Race, a Former Teacher Rises With Union Support
Brandon Johnson had a problem. In a crowded Chicago mayoral race full of established liberal politicians — a sitting congressman, the incumbent mayor, two City Council members — many voters had never heard of Mr. Johnson, a county commissioner from the West Side.
But he had something those other contenders did not: the Chicago Teachers Union.
Last-minute talks fail, massive LAUSD strike and school shutdowns set for Tuesday
Last-minute efforts failed to avert a Tuesday strike that will shut down Los Angeles public schools and lead to a disruption of learning, vital meal services and the daily lives of some 420,000 children and their families in the nation’s second-largest school system.
L.A. schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho called the walkout an unnecessary harm to students that will compound the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019 teachers strike, when six school days were lost.
Los Angeles schools close as district workers strike over stalled contract negotiations
The second-biggest school district in the US was closed Tuesday as tens of thousands of employees and teachers went on strike over stalled contract negotiations in Los Angeles.
Thousands of teachers’ aides, special education assistants, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other SEIU Local 99 members in LA’s Unified School District joined picket lines Tuesday morning to demand better wages and increased staffing.
Los Angeles cancels school as workers launch 3-day strike
The second largest school district in the United States canceled classes on Tuesday for what could be a three-day strike by 30,000 Los Angeles education support staff backed by a teachers' union that refuses to cross their picket line.
Los Angeles cancels school as workers launch 3-day strike
March 21 (Reuters) - The second largest school district in the United States canceled classes on Tuesday for what could be a three-strike by 30,000 Los Angeles education support staff who are backed by a teachers' union that refuses to cross their picket line. The strike in the Los Angeles Unified School District will disrupt education, meals, counseling and other social services for 565,000 students and their parents. It follows a six-day teachers' strike in 2019 and the coronavirus pandemic that closed classroom instruction for more than a year in...
Teachers union head Randi Weingarten mocked for blasting DeSantis in ill-formed tweet
Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten lashed out at Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — firing off a tweet riddled with grammatical errors that accused the potential 2024 presidential hopeful of “banning everything he dislikes.”
“DeSantis should be fixated on the cost of living issues in Fla – housing is unaffordable, home insurance even worse, but instead he is exanding gun access, defunding, public schools, & banning everything he dislikes – teachers, journalists & the vulnerable,” Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, wrote Sunday.
Teachers Unions Continue to Exploit COVID to Serve Themselves
Those who believe there’s hope for reforming the current union-controlled public school system ought to pay close attention to the response by United Teachers Los Angeles to a seemingly unobjectionable recent teaching proposal. The district is offering “Accelerated Days” in October to help students who have lagged far behind in their studies because of the COVID-19 shutdowns.
Columbus teachers union votes to strike days before school year begins
The Columbus teachers union in Ohio is on strike after a vote on Sunday, just days away from the district's first day of school on Wednesday.
Teachers began picketing outside over a dozen of the district's schools on Monday morning. The union said it will gather outside schools from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day until a deal is reached.
The Columbus Education Association, with 4,000 members, reached a 94% majority on the vote Sunday.
Teachers Need More Freedom to Truly Celebrate this National Employee Freedom Week
This week, educators across the country observe National Employee Freedom Week, a national effort to inform public-sector employees about their right to choose which type of association membership — if any — is right for them.
But for too many teachers across the country, this freedom is being limited and so there is less to celebrate.