Education Sep 07 Seattle teachers go on strike over pay, staffing issues By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Nation Jun 14 Watch 5:46 What the nation’s largest teachers union thinks about gun violence in schools If Congress approves a bipartisan agreement on guns and school safety, it would provide new resources to try and prevent shootings like the massacre in Uvalde. That would likely mean new money for mental health care, violence prevention and training…
Education Jan 12 Chicago teachers accept COVID deal, bringing kids back to school Wednesday's vote will keep kids in classrooms after five days of cancelled classes due to a standoff with the city over remote learning and virus testing. By Sophia Tareen, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
Nation Jan 11 After five days of canceled classes, Chicago union leaders approve plan to return to school Students in the nation's third-largest school district will resume classes this week after leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union accepted a proposal with the district over COVID-19 safety protocols. By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
Health Jan 05 Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning Chicago schools have canceled classes after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to record COVID-19 levels. By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
May 13 Chief of teachers union is ‘all in’ on full fall reopening By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The president of the American Federation of Teachers called Thursday for a full return to in-person learning in the fall, saying the union is "all in" on bringing students back to the classroom. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Striking Chicago teachers to return to work after making a deal In our news wrap Thursday, the Chicago Teachers Union will return to work after the city agreed to make up five of the 11 days missed due to the strike. Mayor Lori Lightfoot celebrated the outcome as “the right thing”… Continue watching
Aug 07 Teachers are getting targeted anti-union emails from conservative groups By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week Conservative, free-market groups across the country have launched campaigns aimed at persuading teachers to drop out of their unions, in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will put a dent in unions’ finances and membership numbers. Continue reading
Apr 02 What you need to know about the Oklahoma teacher walkout By Vic Pasquantonio It's the first time the state's teachers have walked out of school in nearly 30 years. Continue reading
Mar 30 Why Oklahoma teachers are planning to walk out Monday By Vic Pasquantonio Oklahoma legislators passed a tax increase for the first time since 1990 on Wednesday, which gave teachers a pay raise in hopes of averting a walkout. Teachers say they still plan to walk out of school on April 2. Continue reading