When will arranged labor take a stand for federal workers? | Confidential
February 5, 2019
The longtime anti-tax activist and prominent Trump supporter Grover Norquist once said: “I don’t want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.” You don’t have to listen hard to hear the water running. As the government…
America’s Educators Are Introducing a Rebellion
February 3, 2019
Taken together, these strikes amount to an unprecedented wave of teacher activism. For several decades, teachers’ unions generally shied away from striking. While strikes occasionally cropped up due to frustrations over demanding requirements and stagnant pay, they typically did so as isolated blips, generating little attention beyond the affected locale. A similarly significant period of…
Denver teachers vote to go on strike. It would be the first strike in over 2 decades.
February 3, 2019
Only a few weeks into the new year, teachers in another major U.S. city are getting ready to take to the streets. Denver Public School teachers voted late Tuesday to authorize a strike, after more than a year of negotiations failed to bring the union and school district together on issues of compensation. The teachers…
Denver and Los Angeles: Two Cities Attempting To Working out A N ew Offer With Teachers
February 3, 2019
You’re reading NPR’s weekly roundup of education news. Looking back at week one of the LA teacher strike The school district and union leaders returned to the negotiation table on Thursday, and with talks scheduled throughout the weekend, some are trying to see an end to this week-long teacher strike. And for district leaders, the…
Coming Off LA S trike Success, a New Wave of Instructor Protests Takes Hold
February 3, 2019
#RedforEd, the national teacher-led movement that started last year, continues to flex its muscles. On the heels of a successful six-day strike in Los Angeles, teachers in Virginia, Colorado, and elsewhere in California are voicing their demands for better working conditions, and, in some cases, threatening to strike. On Monday, thousands of public school teachers…
As LA T eachers Reach A D eal, Denver Authorizes A S trike And Oakland Schedules A V ote
February 3, 2019
Demonstrators hold a sign during a teachers strike in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Scott Heins/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Heins/Bloomberg via Getty Images Demonstrators hold a sign during a teachers strike in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Scott Heins/Bloomberg via Getty Images You’re reading NPR’s weekly roundup of education news. ‘They’re striking…
What the Los Angeles Teachers Won
February 3, 2019
On Tuesday night, the union representing striking teachers in Los Angeles reached a deal with the Los Angeles Unified School District, ending a weeklong strike that had drawn broad support from parents, Los Angeles residents, and leaders of the Democratic Party. Teachers will be back in their classrooms on Wednesday morning. Here’s some of what…
Government shutdown, Los Angeles instructors return to work: 5 things to know Wednesday
February 3, 2019
Editors, USA TODAY Published 3:58 a.m. ET Jan. 23, 2019 | Updated 3:23 p.m. ET Jan. 23, 2019 Government shutdown: Sen. Graham to present Trump with new proposal Sen. Lindsey Graham is expected to present a proposal to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to end the federal government’s partial shutdown. Affecting some 800,000 federal workers, the…
Denver Uber’s transit offering just went live in Denver
February 1, 2019
Uber, after announcing its intentions to get into public transit last April, is ready to launch in Denver. In partnership with the Regional Transportation District and transit data provider Moovit, residents of Denver will now be able to navigate public transportation within the Uber app. For transit, Uber is serving two sets of customers: agencies…
L.A. teachers’ strike is over: Teachers to return Wednesday
February 1, 2019
CLOSE After six days, a tentative deal could end the teachers’ union strike in Los Angeles. Here’s a look at the numbers that got them here. USA TODAY LOS ANGELES —The Los Angeles teachers’ union ended its week-long strike Tuesday night, union leaders said, overwhelmingly supporting an agreement with the nation’s second-largest school district. Teachers will return to 900…