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