Amid statewide and local revenue deficits, Newton, Massachusetts educators found themselves caught between national labor tactics and the small struggling community they serve. Beginning on January 18, 2024, the NEA affiliated Newton Teachers Association (NTA) closed schools for eleven consecutive days while illegally striking over a new collective bargaining agreement
A national expert on issues related to the American workforce, Molly Conway delivers AFFT’s monthly federal update to keep you apprised of the latest in DC. If you’re a federal employee, you won’t want to miss this. We’re back with the latest edition of AFFT’s Monthly Federal Labor Policy Update – covering
According to financial disclosure filings for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the National Education Association (NEA) spent a whopping $126.3 million on politics, $4 million of which was given to the far-left activist coalition “Raise Up,” to pass a ballot question in the state of Massachusetts. Teachers may be surprised to
This piece was originally published by Yankee Institute for Public Policy. Contrary to the national trend of declining union membership, Connecticut stands out with a notable increase in membership, reaching a three-year high in the state. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Tuesday (Jan. 23) that 10%, or 14.14 million workers, were union members
Since 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council has allowed federal agencies the authority to “reasonably interpret” federal statutes if a question is not specifically addressed by Congress. Courts, in other words, are required to defer to the federal agencies’ interpretation of the law.
On Wednesday, United Auto Worker (UAW) president Shawn Fain explained that he expected most UAW members would not vote for President Biden in November. During an interview on Fox Business Network’s Your World with Neil Cavuto, Fain shared, “Let me be clear about this. A great majority of our members will not
Teachers and their students are largely caught in the middle of the contentious power struggle between two political giants—NYC Mayor Eric Adams and United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew. Last legislative session, the UFT lobbied heavily for key policies that the New York General Assembly passed, and Gov.
Social studies teacher and wrestling coach, Mike Dowd, says he and his Midwood, NY colleagues found out during a lunch break, while scrolling through their phones, that their union, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), had filed a federal lawsuit to stop New York City’s congestion pricing program. Dowd shared
