Teacher Unrest Spreads to Oklahoma, Where Educators Are "Desperate for a Solution"
The increasing momentum for a strike in Oklahoma comes as the West Virginia teacher strike entered its ninth consecutive school day on Tuesday.
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Bernie Sanders on Puerto Rico Neglect: "Do You Think This Would Be Happening in Westchester County?"
Washington’s failure to adequately help Puerto Rico rebuild its economy and school system was the focus of a daylong conference at the U.S. Capitol.
The Right Is Trying to Take Down Public Sector Unions. It May Bring Much More Down With It.
Three recent lawsuits are a warning to the Supreme Court that a lot more than agency fees are at stake if it curtails the rights of public sector unions.
Betsy DeVos Is Helping Puerto Rico Re-Imagine Its Public School System. That Has People Deeply Worried.
Many in Puerto Rico worry that the government is treating this more as an opportunity to disrupt education, rather than stabilize it.
Amid a Record Homicide Rate, Baltimore Called a Ceasefire — and It Worked. But How Can It Last?
Baltimore went 72 hours without a homicide, after activists spent the weekend encouraging nonviolence. But can they make it last?
The Eminent Libertarians Who Might Save Public Sector Unions
Two prominent conservative legal scholars filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold a 1977 decision in favor of mandatory union fees.
Draft Legislation Suggests Trump Administration Weighing Work Requirements And Rent Increases For Subsidized Housing
Draft legislation obtained by The Intercept suggests the Housing and Urban Development Department is weighing rent hikes for subsidized housing.
New York Times Applauds Donald Trump for a New Attempt at an Old Corporate Boondoggle
Buried on Page 130 of the tax bill is a plan to create opportunity zones. Research shows that these schemes rarely ever help cities, and often hurt them.
St. Paul Companies Are Spending Their Tax Breaks on Super Bowl Sponsorships. Teachers Are Crying Foul.
Teachers are focusing on the companies that make up the founding sponsors of the Super Bowl Host Committee — companies the union says have avoided paying $300 million in state income taxes over the last five years alone.
How the Labor Movement Is Thinking Ahead to a Post-Trump World
With an eye toward 2021, labor's leading strategists are coming together to build a program that avoids the mistakes of the past.