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UFT President Michael Mulgrew wins 5th Term

Michael Mulgrew will continue to run United Federation of Teachers (UFT) in New York City, after beating back an effort to oust him by a challenger running on a progressive reformist platform. Mulgrew secured his fifth term as president on Wednesday after winning two-thirds of the vote, according to a

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House passes staffer unionization resolution

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to allow House staff members to unionize. The resolution does not need a Senate vote to go into effect. The Congressional Workers Union, which has been pushing for unionization, said in a statement, “Tonight’s vote is a historic moment for thousands of congressional workers

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Americans for Fair Treatment Releases CBA Database

Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) continues its mission to serve public employees through a new database of all state and municipal collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) in Pennsylvania. The database provides Pennsylvania public employees with copies of the CBAs that define the terms and conditions of their employment, giving them a

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PEF Voices Concerns Over Dropping Membership Numbers

Recently, the Manhattan Institute had some interesting pieces on how hard it is to determine how many public-sector workers have stopped paying union dues since the 2018 decision in the Janus v AFSCME Supreme Court case, which said public employees have the right not to pay a union to keep

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What I wish people knew about public employees

Here’s what I wish people knew about public employees: We are people just like you. Many of us live in the communities we serve in and we want them to be places where people love to live and raise their children. Public employees are your neighbors, your friends, and the

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