Teachers Union opposes NYC congestion pricing plan Supporters of the much debated congestion pricing plan say the toll will help reduce gridlock below 60th Street in Manhattan, while raising money to fix the MTA’s failing infrastructure. However, many opponents call the toll a “money grab”. ...
NYC special ed students are not receiving services they need, teachers' union survey revealsSaying the system is broken, members of the United Federation of Teachers got tired of waiting for the Department of Education to provide data, so they did it themselves. CBS News New...
"Every single child has a right to go to school and not feel intimidated or harassed," UFT president Michael Mulgrew said. "We're coming together to say we are always working for the children of New York." Students should feel safe calling the number because confidentiality laws prevent the...
Weingarten resigns from NYC teachers unionVERENA DOBNIK
“Teachers’ union President Keith Brown, in announcing the agreement, called the strike historic. “We have achieved so much in the seven days of our historic strike in Oakland, in spite of an employer who has said that the sky is falling, that they could not pay for a living wage, th...
Mike Antonucci at the Education Intelligence Agency has published his annualmembershipandfinancenumbers for National Education Association (NEA) and state affiliates. And, if you're a union advocate, the numbers aren't good. Total NEA membership is down .5 percent from last year and down 6.4 per...
Parents can opt out of this program if they’re concerned about privacy of their child’s data. Teachers union representatives said they did not agree to doing the survey for each student and would like the Department of Education to go back to the negotiating table and figure out a better...
…The union, who said they did not support DeVos’ nomination, stated they hoped she would be successful. They aid if DeVos succeed in her new role then everyone succeeds - including al public schools and teachers. Ultimately, the union said they just wanted DeVos to hear their message - ...
A union known as DC 37—which represents school aides, lunchroom workers and other staffers along with thousands of other city employees—said it would file an unfair labor practices complaint with the state Public Employment Relations Board. And the Municipal Labor Committee, an umbrella group of...
Naperville District, Teachers Union Open Contract Talks