Brandon Johnson, a mayoral candidate in the upcoming Chicago run-off election, continues to sidestep allegations of conflict-of-interest while he remains on the payroll of the city’s powerful teachers’ union, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson currently works as the Cook County Commissioner and is paid a salary of $93,500. But,

New York City union leaders recently voted to transition 250,000 retirees from their current SeniorCare healthcare plan, which the city government funds, to Medicare Advantage, a partially-privatized plan run by private insurance company, Aetna. New York City had been pushing for the transition to save money since 2018, based on

Progressive organization, Demand Progress Education Fund (DPEF), pushed for congressional staffers to unionize in a recent report. Last year, the House of Representatives voted to allow House staff members to unionize, a decision which was lauded by labor unions such as the Congressional Workers Union (CWU). The CWU called the

Florida’s state legislature has advanced a significant piece of Governor DeSantis’s Teacher’s Bill of Rights during the current legislative session. AFFT covered this proposal last month, but this week, the bill protecting public-sector employees was passed out of committee by a 5-3 vote. The protections were introduced by Florida State

The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee held a hearing two weeks ago on the narratives surrounding teacher staffing issues. Discussion included alleged teacher shortages in the state and potential causes and solutions. At least one speaker suggested the problem comes from poor management of the Commonwealth’s schools. Dr. Tanya Garcia, who

One of New York’s largest public unions is pushing for more remote work flexibility in an effort to retain public employees as the state expects to face a worker shortage in the next five years. According to state data, New York will face a shortage of up to 12,500 workers