February 19, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – United Federation of Teachers [UFT] President Michael Mulgrew blasted Governor Cuomo from the steps of City Hall this week, charging the
February 17, 2015 Adjunct professors at Boston University voted by a 2-to-1 margin to unionize Feb. 4, making it the fourth Boston-area college where part-time faculty have joined Faculty Forward,
February 17, 2015 Late last month, Wisconsin Gov.Scott Walker told an Iowa audience that the state’s “outstanding teacher of the year” in 2010-11 had been laid off because union seniority
February 13, 2015 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – SUNY Polytechnic Institute has recently been recognized by the National Science Foundation as the top university in the country for business-funded
February 11, 2015 By Mark Cannizzaro, Council of School Supervisors & Administrators Executive VP New York, NY—Governor Andrew Cuomo has unfortunately taken the position that a 4.8 percent increase in state
February 4, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—Icicles were falling dangerously close to the different labor and community groups that protested outside Governor Andrew Cuomo’s offices on Third Avenue
February 3, 2015 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—The United Federation of Teachers participated with a bevy of organizations outside Governor Cuomo’s offices on Monday despite the harsh winter to
January 27, 2015 By SEIU President Mary Kay Henry Washington, DC — President Obama's announcement of plans to expand block grants to support child care for low-wage workers, and his
January 14, 2015 By Melissa Lazaín In August, when the Lee County School Board in Southwest Florida voted 3-2 to opt out of the state’s mandated tests tied to the
January 13, 2015 By Joshua Pechthalt Los Angeles, CA—The Republican victory in November reminds us that organized labor and the progressive movement can’t rely on elections to advance our agenda.
