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Walkouts causing additional closures in Durham, NC school district(The Center Square) â Students in Durham could be required to make up school days lost to employee walkouts over an ongoing pay dispute if itâs not soon resolved, district… Read More
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âWrong by $50 or $100 millionâ: Former Portland teachersâ union bargaining chief condemns November strike in scathing letterThe former bargaining chief of the Portland teachersâ union released a scathing letter chastising the union president and questioning the unionâs bargaining tactics after Novemberâs lengthy strike. Steve Lancaster, who… Read More
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Striking Massachusetts teachers criticized for âpub crawlâ amid contract negotiationsAs Massachusetts teachers with the Newton Teacher Association (NTA) prepare to sign newly negotiated contracts after an illegal strike, some locals are criticizing the teachers for planning a âpub crawlâ… Read More
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âNot bargaining in good faithâ: Illegal Massachusetts teachersâ strike continues despite massive fines, parent lawsuitA Massachusetts teachersâ union is in its second week of an illegal strike, even though itâs racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for doing so. The Newton… Read More
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Massachusetts teachersâ union faces $375,000 fine and more fallout for illegal strikeThe Newton Teachers Association is facing a penalty up to $375,000 for its illegal strike, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced Monday. The strike began on Jan. 19… Read More
Public Education
âIllegal actions harm our kids and disrupt the lives of our families,â says Massachusetts Mayor on teachers’ unionâs illegal strikeA Massachusetts teachersâ union has gone on strike, even though the state outlawed public union strikes. The Newton Teachers Association voted to strike on Thursday after negotiations with the school… Read More
Public Education
Teachers and students skip class during Oregon school district’s strike makeup weekChristmas break started late for one Oregon school district last week, the consequence of an almost month-long teachers strike. But many students and teachers skipped class anyway. Portland Public Schools… Read More
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Largest university system in US launches strike for more pay, âgender-inclusiveâ restrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) â California State University (CSU) faculty launched a series of strikes on Monday, according to the Associated Press. The strikes will include four single-day events taking… Read More
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Republican lawmakers pledge to ban harmful teacher strikes in Oregon after weeks of closed classroomsThree Republican lawmakers have promised to legislation preventing teachers from walking off the job after nearly 50,000 students were shut out of Portland, Oregon schools for most of November. Oregon… Read More
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What’s inside the $175 million agreement between Portland schools, teachers?(The Center Square) â Students have returned to school in Portland as the teachers’ union and district have yet to vote on an agreement to end the weekslong strike, which… Read More
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Portland high school teacher threatened to withhold student recommendations over union support before tentative deal struckÂA Portland, Oregon high school teacher planned to deny students recommendations unless they joined the picket lines in the teachersâ strike which kept 50,000 students out of class for three weeks. … Read More
Culture
Teachers’ union that encouraged teacher strikes now faces its own employee rebellion(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The National Education Association (NEA) has a labor strike on its hands as its 48 employees protest low wages, Axios reports. The NEA, which represents… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachersâ union to strike this week unless demands are met, including big pay raisesPortland teachers are expected to strike this week, leaving 45,000 students out of classrooms, unless the school district agrees to a costly list of demands it calls “unfeasible.” Portland Public… Read More
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Teacher ‘sickout strike’ illegal, says judge who ordered it to end; union appeals to Nevada Supreme CourtA Nevada judge issued Clark County School District (CCSD) a court order Wednesday against teachersâ union educators holding a âsickout strike,â where healthy teachers call in sick, which the judge… Read More
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Washington state teachers’ unions strike as school starts, forcing closuresTwo teachersâ unions in Washington are on strike, preventing nearly 30,000 students from starting school. Roughly 450 educators from the Camas School District began to strike on Monday over teacher pay… Read More
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California teachers’ union enters fifth day of strikes for âclimate justice,’ reparations(Daily Caller) â Nearly 3,000 California teachers are striking for a fifth day as they push for homeless shelters within the school and climate justice initiatives. The Oakland Education Association… Read More
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Strike shuts down LA schools, âcould have been avoided,â says superintendentWorkers in the nationâs second largest school district walked out Tuesday, even as district authorities allege the union isnât negotiating. âI believe this strike could have been avoided,â… Read More
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Teachers in two Massachusetts districts strike, despite offer of biggest pay raise in 20 yearsClasses in two Massachusetts cities were canceled Monday due to a teachersâ strike, even though those teachers were offered what would be their biggest raise in 20 years. Read More
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Tentative agreement reached in Seattle teacher strike, start of school year still unknown(The Center Square) â A tentative agreement has been reached between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA). According to the teachers union, the tentative… Read More
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Seattle teachers OK strike; first day of school delayed(The Center Square) â Seattle teachers went on strike Wednesday, delaying the start of school for the school district’s 50,000 students. The Seattle Education Association (SEA) saw 75%… Read More
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