The teachers want a seat at the table in school's plans to reopen since they ARE DIRECTLY involved.... This will a tough one for schools in the South where Republican Governor's are following Trump's political play book NOT health experts... The second-largest teachers’ … [Read more...] about National Teachers Union threatens a strike against local districts/states that don’t safely re-open….
strikes
Chicago teachers go on strike…
...from. Reuters.... Chicago teachers went on strike on Thursday and set up picket lines outside many of the city’s 500 public schools, as union leaders and officials of the third-largest U.S. school district pushed ahead with negotiations over a new contract. The work … [Read more...] about Chicago teachers go on strike…
GM and autoworkers reach tentative deal….
American labor is in tough position these days, as it their employers, as changes come to auto manufacturing ... Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative contract deal Wednesday that could end a monthlong strike that brought the company’s … [Read more...] about GM and autoworkers reach tentative deal….
West Virginia state lawmakers pass bill to get rid of their Depart. of Education and Arts
This is in response to the teachers striking for a pay raise that they finally got..... Lawmakers in West Virginia have voted to dismantle the state's Department of Education and the Arts just days after the longest teachers' strike in the state's history ended. West … [Read more...] about West Virginia state lawmakers pass bill to get rid of their Depart. of Education and Arts