BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL AND PETER SULLIVAN – 10/29/21 03:24 PM EDT COVID-19 vaccines for younger children are one step closer to becoming available after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5 to 11.…
Check out the new Union Talk Podcast from the AFT
On Union Talk, AFT president Randi Weingarten will interview workers, policymakers and experts who are confronting the issues working families face and championing solutions. From the classroom to the bargaining table to Congress to the streets, Union Talk will look…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting Agendas, 10-28-21
AFT settles student debt lawsuit, wins big gains for borrowers
The AFT, AFT President Randi Weingarten and eight individual AFT member plaintiffs have reached a landmark settlement with the U.S. Department of Education in the case Weingarten v. DeVos, and as a result tens of thousands of student loan borrowers can expect imminent…
Pawtucket School Department Calendar, 2021-2022
‘State of the Unions’ Podcast: Democracy, Safe Schools and Union Power
Kenneth Quinnell October 4, 2021 On this week’s episode of “State of the Unions,” co-hosts Tim Schlittner and Carolyn Bobb are joined by American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten to discuss back to school, the state of play…