UFT Members Ratify Contract
Stephanie West
November 8, 2018
Members of the United Federation of Teachers ratified a new contract that gives members a 7.7 percent pay raise over the 43-month pact.
Category: Education
Two States Vote To Raise Minimum Wage; Walker and Rauner Lose
Steve Wishnia
November 7, 2018
WASHINGTON—Arkansas and Missouri voted to raise the minimum wage, and Scott Walker and Bruce Rauner, two of the nation’s most anti-union governors, were defeated for re-election.
AFSCME Local 3299 Battling University of California
Joe Levine
November 2, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. – AFSCME Local 3299 members, 24,000 strong, went on a three day strike against the University of California (UC) October 23rd. They were joined by other locals
Brown, Georgetown Grad Employees File for Union Elections
Joe Levine
October 28, 2018
Grad employees at Brown University and Georgetown University have given notice of their intent to hold union elections. This will set the stage for union recognition.
UFT Backs Gounardes in Brooklyn to Defeat Longtime Lawmaker
Michael Murphy Reprinted: uft.org - NY Teacher
October 25, 2018
Reposted: uft.org NEW YORK, NY – The need to defeat Brooklyn State Sen. Martin Golden on Election Day is crystal clear to Zach Lombardi, a teacher at PS 200 in
Los Angeles Teachers Move Closer to Strike
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 24, 2018
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A strike by Los Angeles teachers became more likely Oct. 12, when a third mediation session between United Teachers Los Angeles and the L.A. Unified School District failed
UFT & DOE Agree to Procedures Simplifying Disputes
Joe Loverde
October 22, 2018
Reproduced: uft.org It worked well to reduce paperwork. So the UFT and the Department of Education agreed in the proposed contract to expand the process to resolve other school-based disputes.
Providence School-Bus Strike Ends With Pension Compromise
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 22, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Area school-bus drivers and monitors returned to work Oct. 15, two days after almost unanimously ratifying a contract agreement that ended their 11-day walkout. The First Student bus company
Union Comes To Brooklyn College Prof’s Defense Following ‘Repugnant’ Statements
Joe Maniscalco
October 4, 2018
New York, NY – A Brooklyn College professor’s wild statements in defense of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination may be “disgusting” and “repugnant,” according to the union representing
Buffalo Teachers, LI School Nurses Vote to Unionize
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
October 3, 2018
ALBANY, N.Y.—The New York State United Teachers has accepted three new affiliates, the unionysut announced Sept. 18. NYSUT’s board of directors voted Sept. 15 to approve new locals composed of
