…few states to issue exams that integrate the new standards. Last week the Office of State Assessment issued the English Language Arts exams to third to eighth grade students and…
…refused, but would not even pay compensation to the Tazreen fire victims. As Bangladesh workers pull the bodies of their friends from ruin of Rana Plaza, people half a world…
April 30, 2013 By Neal Tepel Washington, DC – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents approximately 340 pilots and flight attendants for Global Aviation’s two airlines World Airways and…
…New York and elsewhere have used the union contract as a tool to correct staffing problems. Politics and profits should never be elevated above patients. AFT Healthcare members in Oregon…
…congested, and passenger rail ridership is breaking records and demand will keep growing as the country’s population keeps growing. In 2012 Amtrak had a record ridership of more than 31.2…
…and three public schools—the Brooklyn School for Global Studies, the School for International Studies and Public School 368K. Success Academy charters, founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Markowitz, has been…
…icon. But these courageous members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union were fighting for something much bigger. That manufacturing workers should just be “happy to…
…help students hone their critical thinking skills—if implemented correctly. The key word is ‘potential’ and the key phrase is ‘if implemented correctly’. For two years, NYSUT has been telling the…
April 23, 2013 Stephanie West WASHINGTON, DC –The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is disappointed in the court’s decision upholding the legality of the pilot program to open our borders to…
April 22, 2013 By SEIU News Media As the federal government considers how to develop standards for coverage of part-time work under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), SEIU submitted comments…
