The verdict is in: school closures during the pandemic cause student learning to suffer significant setbacks. Recently released data from The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that the longer a school district closed in-person classes and pushed virtual or online classes, the worse students performed in math and

Teachers in two Massachusetts school districts – Haverhill and Malden – went on strike on October 17 despite state law prohibiting public employee strikes. Massachusetts law specifically states: No public employee or employee organization shall engage in a strike, and no public employee or employee organization shall induce, encourage or

Illinois’ November 8 ballot will include an opportunity for Illinoisans to vote on a new priority for government unions: Amendment 1. The initiative would amend the Illinois State Constitution to: State that employees have a right to “organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose

A recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer alluded to an “opaque, pro-Democratic group” pouring money into state races in Pennsylvania with the hopes of seeing more Democrats elected to office next month.  That “opaque” group has a name: State Victory Action. Tax filings – see here and here – show

Last week, Teamsters Local 455 in Colorado was accused of fostering a hostile work environment for allowing ‘pervasive’ sexual harassment. The union is charged with violating federal law for failing to take action against its business agent, despite being notified that he had sexually harassed and verbally assaulted female staff.