Category: Education

April 7, 2015 By Terry O'Sullivan, LIUNA General President   Washington, DC – On April 4, we marked a truly dark day in the history of our nation and our

April 7, 2015 By LaborPress Following in the footsteps of Scott Walker, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill April 2 that prohibits local school districts from automatically deducting union

April 7, 2015 By LaborPress The New York State United Teachers was pleased last week that they had staved off the worst of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s education schemes, but they’re

April 1, 2015 By Stephanie West CSA President Ernest Logan is denouncing the state budget agreement and proposed evaluation law that also includes an independent evaluation for teacher observations. 

March 30, 2015 By Neal Tepel, LaborPress Editorial New York, NY – New Yorkers clearly do not support Governor Cuomo's dictatorial approach to education policy. Nearly two-thirds of them have given the chief executive a failing grade

March 20, 2015 By Marc Bussanich  New York, NY—The president of the UAW local representing adjuncts at the New School rallied with a placard that let passerby know that The

March 20, 2015 By LaborPress Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to have teachers judged by their pupils’ test scores and outside observers amounts to "a drive-by" evaluation system, New York State

March 17, 2015 By Marc Bussanich  New York, NY—Adjuncts rallied on campus on Monday afternoon and unveiled a report card on The New School president’s performance and he failed miserably

March 13, 2015 By Joe Maniscalco Bronx, NY – Innovative worker cooperatives throughout the five boroughs have gotten a significant boost this year from both Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration and