The voices of actual teachers are hard to hear in the otherwise very loud debate about whether or not schools should reopen in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic. When the media wants to know what teachers think, they go to teachers unions. But can the unions speak authoritatively on

President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, 53, to lead the U.S. Department of Labor. Walsh has served as mayor of Boston since 2014. He has had a long-time friendship with Biden, who presided at Walsh’s second mayoral inauguration in 2018. A former union president and long-time

A coalition of public and private sector unions plans to spend millions of dollars to try to influence the upcoming New York City council races and to elect a labor-friendly speaker.  The five unions include District Council 37, which claims the title of the city’s largest public employee union. The

Frank Ricci was a firefighter for over 25 years, and retired last year as a Battalion Chief and Union President for New Haven Fire Fighters. He was awarded numerous commendations during his career, including the medal of valor. He is currently a contractor for Americans for Fair Treatment and a

Home healthcare attendants recently picketed their union’s New York City headquarters over the practice of home care agencies assigning 24-hour shifts, but the union admitted it couldn’t help the women with their demands.   The union, 1199 SEIU, says only the New York state legislature has the power to change the

Gina Friedlander is a substitute teacher in New York City represented by the United Federation of Teachers. She decided to resign her union membership over political disagreement, and now she doesn’t have to fund the union’s stance on COVID-19 decisions.