AFT Weingarten on Devos’ School Safety Plan
New York City teachers win paid parental leave
After months of intense negotiations and a public campaign by the United Federation of Teachers, educators in New York City have won paid parental leave. The policy, announced yesterday, provides six weeks of time off at full salary for maternity,…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 6-28-18
National teachers’ union leader praises Providence schools, chides mayor
By Linda Borg Journal Staff Writer Posted Jun 7, 2018 at 5:09 PMUpdated Jun 7, 2018 at 7:01 PM Randi Weingarten vows to donate 2,000 books to Providence schools after speaking with a second-grade teacher who told her that her children had moved from reluctant readers to voracious ones. PROVIDENCE,…
Brown University grad employees win right to vote for a union
The labor union for graduate employees at Brown University, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees, won the right to vote for official recognition when it signed an agreement with university administrators on June 21. The pact—among the first of its…
New study shows how unions reduce inequality
A groundbreaking new paper, “Unions and Inequality Over the Twentieth Century: New Evidence from Survey Data,” overturns economic orthodoxy and shows that unions reduce inequality. Published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, it shows that the growth of union…