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

According to new research from Americans for Fair Treatment, the National Education Association (NEA) and the Oregon Education Association (OEA) donated a combined $575,000 dollars of membership dues to the Oregon Votes Yes PAC during the 2022 election cycle. Expenditure reports show this money paid for online advertisements and canvassing

During May 2023, Florida passed Senate Bill 256, which:  AFFT’s Special Counsel, David Osborne, shared a Bill Analysis and Fiscal Summary, along with an explanation of how this legislation will directly impact some public employees, like teachers and school employees.   This legislation addresses aspects of recertification of a union. Here’s