New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a tentative deal last week with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) for a new contract which will span retroactively from September 2022 to November 2027. The contract, which has yet to be ratified, includes an annual 3% pay raise for teachers and
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten participated in the debut event for a new progressive organization, United For Democracy (UFD). Weingarten said, during the livestreamed launch event on June 14, “Part of what we must do is educate the American people about the problems in our Supreme Court.
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Americans for Fair Treatment CEO Elisabeth Messenger was quoted by The Washington Times about Big Labor’s political activism: Elisabeth Messenger, the CEO of Americans for Fair Treatment, a union watchdog organization, slammed labor endorsements of Mr. Biden. “AFL-CIO’s early endorsement of Biden is a glaring example of unions putting politics before members,” she
The Pelican State’s legislature passed a bill last week to give teachers and school staff a one-time stipend of $2,000 and $1,000, respectively. The bill fell short of Louisiana teachers unions’ goal of obtaining a permanent, annual pay raise. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards initially included a $3,000 pay raise
Colorado recently passed a law which could set the stage for the expansion of public employee unionization in the Centennial State. On June 6, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 111, titled “Public Employees’ Workplace Protection.” The bill passed the House on April 29 by a 43-19 vote
An amicus brief filed by Americans for Fair Treatment was quoted by The Washington Post related to a case before the U.S. Supreme Court: Briefs from the pro-Trump America First Policy Institute and the Americans for Fair Treatment, which works against public-sector unions, demonstrated the importance of the case to
New data from the National Labor Relations Board found a 16% increase in unfair labor practice charges against employers in the first half of 2023. Unionization election petitions have also increased. The trend is likely attributable to “more union-friendly board policies, as well as more favorable economic conditions and public
