Multiple outlets are reporting that the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (“PFT”) is considering a “work to rule” action. PFT’s president Jerry Jordan is soft-peddling work to rule as “a refusal to do ‘extras,’” but that’s not accurate. When Jordan authorized work to rule in 2015, it meant “no helping in

A New York City Councilman was ousted from his position on Monday over allegations raised by his staff related to ethics violations, including that he forced staffers to help his wife with her work for SEIU.

Later this month, one state will start checking with state employees before taking union dues out of their paychecks. Michigan’s Civil Service Commission recently adopted a rule requiring unionized employees to authorize union dues payments every year. The rule is moving forward after, late last week, a federal judge rejected

The timeline for school reopenings isn’t the strangest part. The biggest mystery is why teachers are at risk for infection, but paraprofessionals and support staff aren’t.

Back to school looks a lot different in the Big Apple this year.  It’s usually a time when teachers are excitedly putting up classroom decorations and making name tags for desks, but Covid-19 put a stop to all that this year.  Instead, teachers are worried about their health and how

By Suzanne Bates In his Labor Day remarks on Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo claimed that he has protected workers from the “Janus decision,” while directing his remarks not to workers but to labor unions. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME that forcing public

By Suzanne Bates The labor movement can take credit for the creation of Labor Day, but now, 126 years after Labor Day was first celebrated, America finds itself facing a very different labor movement than that of our forebears. Labor Day is when we celebrate the contributions everyday workers make

By Suzanne Bates Top union leaders attacked President Donald Trump and expressed their support for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention’s Labor Council meeting on Monday.  Speakers at the virtual meeting included DNC Chair Tom Perez, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar,