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School Reopening Plans January 28, 2021

Chicago principals offer school reopening plan to 'end divisive stalemate' between district, teachers union

An organization of Chicago principals has put forward a phased reopening plan for the city’s schools that it believes could "end the divisive stalemate between district officials and [the] Chicago Teachers Union." 

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Flash January 26, 2021

Union leader: Chicago teachers are battling both coronavirus pandemic and fear

American Federation of Teachers leader Randi Weingarten said Tuesday that Chicago educators are battling both the coronavirus pandemic and "fear" as an impasse continues over resuming in-person learning in America's third-largest city.

Keystone Pipeline January 26, 2021

Biden commerce pick promises jobless Keystone workers 'we will make sure that you have jobs'

Gina Raimondo, President Biden's nominee for secretary of commerce, promised that the Biden administration will ensure that union workers who lost jobs due to the blocking of the Keystone XL pipeline will get new jobs.

EDUCATION January 25, 2021

Thousands of Chicago teachers not heading back to classrooms following union vote, will remain remote

Thousands of Chicago’s educators are refusing to head back into schools Monday as originally planned following a weekend vote from its teachers union to defy a district order asking them to return to the classroom in preparation for resuming in-person learning. 

School Reopening Plans January 24, 2021

Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district

The union said the district’s safety plan falls short and that before teachers can return safely to schools, vaccinations would have to be more widespread and different metrics to measure infections would need to be in place.

Joe Biden January 23, 2021

Biden Cabinet nominee hired convicted domestic abuser who punched woman for refusing sex

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, the nominee to be President Joe Biden's Labor Secretary, briefly hired former Massachusetts state representative Carlos Henriquez to be a special assistant in 2018, despite Henriquez's conviction years earlier for assaulting a woman who refused to have sex with him. 

Joe Biden January 11, 2021

Biden labor secretary nominee once linked to federal probe of union strong-arm tactics

Walsh faced scrutiny in 2016 after the Boston Globe reported that his name had surfaced during a federal investigation into allegations that unions had improperly pressured developers and businesses to hire union workers for their projects.

Chicago January 1, 2021

Chicago Teachers Union leader under fire for pushing remote schooling while vacationing in Caribbean

A Chicago Teachers Union leader is under fire for pushing for Chicago public schools to remain remote because of coronavirus risks while vacationing in the Caribbean.

Joe Biden December 24, 2020

Biden considers Boston Mayor Walsh for labor secretary amid pressure for diverse Cabinet: sources

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is being strongly considered for labor secretary in the new Biden administration, two sources familiar with the discussions tell Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, but racial diversity considerations are weighing heavily on President-elect Joe Biden’s decision.

Georgia Runoffs December 22, 2020

California union members campaign in Georgia days before asking LA for 'strict' lockdown

A California union sent a "field team" to campaign for Democrats in the Georgia Senate runoffs days before signing a petition calling for "strict" stay-at-home orders in Los Angeles County.

Teachers December 17, 2020

Ingraham: 'Left-wing loafers' of teachers' unions 'killing the kids' with insistence on school closures

Teachers' unions are anxious for President-elect Joe Biden to take office so they can further consolidate their power, Laura Ingraham told viewers Thursday.