Why I am suing the LA teachers’ union

Why I am suing the LA teachers’ union

“Why I am suing the LA teachers’ union” I used to pay dues to the teachers union. I believed in it — fair pay, having someone in your corner, all of it. I was a member of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) — which represents teachers in the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) — for…

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#Portland, Oregon schools reach tentative agreement with teachers’ union, ending strike

#Portland, Oregon schools reach tentative agreement with teachers’ union, ending strike

Portland Public Schools (PPS), Oregon’s largest public school district, announced Sunday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT), ending a three-week strike.  In a news release, PAT said its tentative agreement with the school district includes “expanded language on target class sizes and caseloads including new committees to…

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#UAW, Ford reach tentative labor agreement

#UAW, Ford reach tentative labor agreement

United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford reached a tentative labor agreement Wednesday, the union announced, ending six weeks of strikes at the company. The four-year, tentative deal includes a 25 percent wage increase over the course of the contract, with 11 percent coming in the first year. Cost of living increases could lift the pay…

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#British nurses strike stretching hospitals thin

#British nurses strike stretching hospitals thin

“British nurses strike stretching hospitals thin” National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year. An estimated 100,000 nurses will strike at 76 hospitals and…

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#New York Times strikes while the irony is hot

#New York Times strikes while the irony is hot

“New York Times strikes while the irony is hot” Last week was not a good week for the American left. The curtain was pulled back on two of its key captive institutions and the pictures of sanctimonious, self-dealing ideologues were not pretty. The Manhattan strike by 1,100 newsroom employees at The New York Times lasted…

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