There’s Not Much Performance in Denver Schools’ ‘Pay for Efficiency’ System
February 16, 2019
Signs at a rally as public school teachers strike for a second day in Denver, Colo., February 12, 2019. (Michael Ciaglo/Reuters) Media coverage of the Denver teachers’ strike has gotten the story wrong because it proceeds from a faulty premise. On Monday, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) went on strike, the latest in a…
Denver teachers to end strike after school authorities concur to raise pay
February 14, 2019
Denver Public School teachers will return to work this week after the teachers union and Colorado’s largest public school district reached a labor agreement early Thursday morning. The agreement, which follows an overnight round of mediated negotiations, ends a strike that began Monday. Teachers will begin to return to schools Thursday morning. “This agreement is a…
A record number of US workers went on strike in 2018
February 14, 2019
Last year’s labor unrest started with a teachers strike in West Virginia and ended with Marriott workers picketing across four states. A record number of US workers went on strike or stopped working in 2018 because of labor disputes with employers, according to new data released Tuesday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A…
Denver teachers set to strike over much better pay and working conditions
February 13, 2019
School teachers in Denver, Colorado, are set to strike on Monday in the latest of a wave of actions that has swept the sector in the past year as educators battle for better pay and working conditions. In Denver, teacher salaries have been steadily decreasing, leading to high turnover in the district. Teachers are forced…
Denver Denver Educators Strike Over Base Pay
February 12, 2019
Denver teachers carry placards as they wait to march after a rally in support of a strike outside the state Capitol last month. Denver schoolteachers are going on strike over how their base pay is calculated. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP Denver teachers carry placards as they wait to march after a…
Denver instructors on strike; teachers’ union opposes incentive-based pay
February 12, 2019
Teachers for Denver Public Schools went on strike Monday, after negotiations between the district and union broke down over the weekend in an ongoing pay dispute that has lasted for 15 months. What are the details? According to school officials, representatives from the Denver Classroom Teachers Association walked out of the talks on Saturday, and…
Unions See an Opening in the Wake of a Judgment That Was Expected to Finish Them Off
February 12, 2019
The last year has been a whirlwind for the labor movement. There have been unexpectedly positive developments, like the forceful rise in teacher activism across the country, and negative ones, like the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, which found that unions could no longer collect agency fees for bargaining from workers who…
Denver teacher strike: What to know before walkout Monday
February 11, 2019
DENVER – Thousands of teachers are set to walk off the job Monday after failing to reach an agreement with Denver Public Schools administrators over salaries and bonuses – the latest in a year of teacher strikes across the nation. Though classrooms would be staffed by substitutes and administrators, the strike would significantly disrupt operations…
The Latest: Denver instructors go on strike over pay conflict
February 11, 2019
DENVER (AP) — The Latest on the Denver teacher strike (all times local): 7:45 a.m. Denver teachers have gone on strike after failing to reach a deal with administrators on pay. Teachers started the strike Monday. The school district says schools will remain open during the strike and will be staffed by administrators and substitute…
Viewpoint | Los Angeles instructors just proved that the typical wisdom about unions is incorrect – Washington Post
February 11, 2019
Thousands of striking Los Angeles Unified School District teachers gather in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Jan. 22. (Richard Vogel/AP) Barry Eidlin is an assistant professor of sociology at McGill University, and the author of “Labor and the Class Idea in the United States and Canada.” January 25 Just off the 101 freeway…