Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says her union is “all in” on fully reopening schools five days a week this fall. “There is no doubt: Schools…
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) had influence on the school reopening guidance released in February by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to emails Americans for…
The Cloquet City Council has set the stage to stop using so-called project labor agreements that in effect guaranteed union participation in city construction projects.
Rather than showing appreciation for the citizen soldiers whose lives have been upended to protect against a replay of last summer's riots, organized labor activists jeered and expelled them.
A state representative who also works for the union is being criticized for his conflict of interest.
How collective bargaining shields wayward public employees.
Teacher associations offer liability insurance for a fraction of the cost.
Democrats in Congress have reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) that was originally passed by the House of Representatives in February 2020. Backed by the Biden…
Crockett on forced unionization and the monopoly power of public unions.
Several school districts have announced plans to bring elementary students back into the classroom, including the Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools that have been under a distance learning model…
Teachers' unions continue to push back against school reopening efforts in the name of safety concerns, despite ever-growing research that schools are not super-spreaders and that school closures harm children.…
Biden has promised to be a president for all Americans, but if he fills the U.S. Secretary of Education position with a former teachers' union president, what does that mean…
A group of educators calling themselves Teachers for Good Trouble organized a national teacher sick-out today (December 15) to "demand" that local officials cancel standardized testing this year.
The U.S. Department of Labor is considering a proposed rule that would modernize and increase the financial transparency of government unions. Private-sector unions are required to disclose high-quality information about…
In a now-deleted tweet, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) claimed Sunday afternoon that "the push to reopen schools is rooted in sexism, racism and misogyny."
The National Education Association (NEA) has released its 54-page "Policy Playbook"—a list of policies at the federal level the teachers' union wants the Biden administration to prioritize—that includes opposing all…
President-elect Joe Biden has announced the names of his agency review team for the U.S. Department of Education. The team's 20 volunteers were selected to guide education efforts and ensure…
Each year, Education Minnesota charges member teachers and education support professionals (ESPs) $25.00 for its political action committee or PAC. If teachers or ESPs want to get a $25 refund…
The teachers' union MEA conference was framed as being distance learning focused. But looking through the offered workshops, few addressed distance learning-related challenges. Maybe that's why so few teachers participated…
Families unsatisfied with their brick and mortar school's distance learning plan have turned to learning pods, pandemic micro-schools, and homeschooling, to name a few. But despite these learning environments offering…
Most public school students in Minnesota have the rest of this week off (Thursday and Friday) as the state's schools continue the tradition of canceling two days of classes for…
Unlike Education Minnesota's claim in a recent tweet, educators in neighboring states have the freedom to join a teachers' union if they so choose. And thanks to a 2018 U.S.…
Education Minnesota—the state's teachers' union—has increased state membership dues by $10 for the 2020 school year. While this may not sound like much, it adds up. What will Education Minnesota…
Teachers' unions across the country have been fighting tooth and nail to keep schools from reopening in the name of safety, despite research that continued school closures worsen a public…