January 11, 2022 Chicago schools will reopen after deal reached between union, city Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago mayor, announced on Twitter late Monday that public school children in the city will be able to return to classes on Wednesday after leaders from the teachers union approved a plan with the district.
January 7, 2022 Chicago parents file lawsuit against teacher's union: 'Rug ripped right out from under them again' A group of parents in Chicago has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union, claiming that school closures this week were the result of an "illegal strike."
January 6, 2022 Thiessen slams COVID class cancellations: 'Any teacher that refuses to teach should not be teaching' After a new report showed major school districts who accepted an aggregate of billions of dollars from the federal government in order to stay open amid coronavirus, many critics have called out teachers and their union leaders who suddenly are loath to return to their job.
January 6, 2022 Chicago Mayor Lightfoot blasts teachers union over school closings: Trying to 'politicize the pandemic' Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, D., continued her war of words with the city's teachers' union, telling MSNBC on Thursday that its holdout was “incredibly sad” as it was attempting to “politicize the pandemic.”
January 5, 2022 'The Five' rip Chicago Teachers Union for throwing children's classes into chaos over COVID: 'Illegal walkout' 'The Five' discuss Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's conundrum with Chicago Teachers Union after vote for remote learning amid concerns of lax COVID precautions.
January 3, 2022 Federal officials 'at crossroads' on schooling between parents, teachers and Randi Weingarten: 'The Five' As the debate over whether to again force America's youth to engage in remote schooling, federal officials and elected politicians have found themselves trying to figure out who to side with in terms of U.S. parents, educators and teachers union bosses like AFT President Randi Weingarten.
January 3, 2022 Teachers unions across country cite COVID surge to demand halt to in-person learning A surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted some teachers unions to call for a return to remote learning.
January 1, 2022 New York City police union leader ‘optimistic’ as Adams succeeds de Blasio as mayor The head of a New York City police union said he was "optimistic" as a former police captain prepared to take the oath of office as the city’s newest mayor.
December 21, 2021 What's behind the surge in labor strikes? Across the country, unions and workers have taken to the picket lines and negotiation tables to carve out better working conditions after a year of frontline work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet union membership remains low, critics say.
December 18, 2021 Sen. Blumenthal expresses regret for attending Communist awards show Sen. Richard Blumenthal said in interview on Friday that he regretted attending a communist award show last week.