Brandeis University Goes Union
Stephanie West
September 1, 2018
BOSTON, Mass. – In a major union victory, graduate workers at Brandeis University have reached a tentative contract settlement with the university.
Category: Education
AFT Rips Betsy DeVos’ ‘Insane’ Guns-for-Teachers Plan
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
August 24, 2018
WASHINGTON—A possible Education Department plan to use federal funds to buy teachers guns is “insane,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said in a statement Aug. 23. The plan,
Students Participate in Arts Audition Boot Camp
Neal Tepel
August 2, 2018
NEW YORK, NY – Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza and Lincoln Center Education (LCE) have announced that a record number of students from across New York City are taking part
Building Trades Pre-Apprenticeship Program for Yonkers Residents
Stephanie West
July 31, 2018
YONKERS, NY – Over 100 Yonkers residents turned out on July 28th to learn about a building trades pre-apprenticeship program. The project was launched by the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency
The Heartwarming Dedication of IUOE Local 94 Firemen
Joe Maniscalco
July 30, 2018
New York, NY – IUOE Local 94 firemen may have enough licenses and certifications to tackle virtually any maintenance issue that could possibly crop up inside a New York City
W. Va. Senate President Battles Teachers’ Unions on Health Care
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
July 30, 2018
CHARLESTON, W. Va.—Discussions July 18 on how to fund the state’s health-insurance program for its workers were overshadowed by Senate President Mitch Carmichael’s Twitter denunciations of teachers’ unions for supporting
Fordham Faculty Ratify First Contract
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
July 20, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y.—More than 800 adjunct and non-tenure-track faculty members at Fordham University voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first union contract, Fordham Faculty United/SEIU Local 200United announced July 18.
UAW Organizing at Colleges but Columbia University Resists
Neal Tepel
July 9, 2018
NEW YORK, NY – Without a union, graduate workers have little recourse on issues such as low stipends, health care, parental leave, sexual harassment, academic fees, parking and many other
Hundreds Of Teachers Running For Office
Steve Wishnia and Neal Tepel
July 9, 2018
WASHINGTON—Following the wave of teacher strikes this year in states such as West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Arizona, an unprecedented number of educators are running for office.
To Form A More Perfect Union…
Jane LaTour
July 5, 2018
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a column putting U.S. immigration in historical context. Even in a country founded in rebellion and based on a Constitution that calls for