There is no disputing that America’s teachers unions -- in particular, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers -- are the most organized and powerful voices in education politics. There are groups of people that care more deeply about public schools (parents, most notably) but they lack the coordination and vast resources that teachers unions have at their disposal. Our new video shows teachers describing how teachers unions negatively affect education, in their own words. |
Labor Bosses Not So Keen On Next AFL-CIO President
Bloomberg’s Holly Rosenkrantz has an interesting piece today about the AFL-CIO’s Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka, the likely successor to John Sweeney as president of the union. Trumka apparently does not have much support from union leaders. Sweeney mentioned his support for Trumka as his sucessor in a meeting with labor bosses in April: Instead of applause there was [...] Posted Mon, 08 Jun 2009
At Least They Can Still Vote For A Contract In SF…
SEIU Local 1021 recently voted down their contract with the city of San Francisco, which has forced Mayor Gavin Newsom’s hand. Although SEIU leaders say they will bring the contract up again for a vote with their members sometime next week, Newsom said it may be too little, too late. Up to 1,000 city workers will [...] Posted Wed, 20 May 2009
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