Multiple outlets are reporting that the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (“PFT”) is considering a “work to rule” action. PFT’s president Jerry Jordan is soft-peddling work to rule as “a refusal to do ‘extras,'” but that’s not accurate. When Jordan authorized work to rule in 2015, it meant “no helping in the morning when students arrive or in the afternoon when they leave. No tutoring during their half-hour lunch. No buying paper and supplies. No afterschool clubs.” Teachers who don’t wish to follow Jerry Jordan’s lead are safer resigning their union membership than risking “union discipline.”
DNC Draws Ire From Staff Union After Layoffs Without Severance
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sparked controversy after it announced layoffs with just one day’s notice, offering no severance to the affected employees. This decision […]