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Labor Unions January 12, 2020

Parent union forming to combat power of public school teachers unions

Keri Rodrigues and Alma Marquez said they were so appalled by the low standards of America's public school teachers' unions, they formed The National Parents Union (NPU), so families could have a greater say in their child's education.

OPINION December 31, 2019

Baker Mitchell: Why do charter schools keep growing?

Charter schools are growing nationally because they offer parents an alternative to public schools in which many children feel ignored, unsafe or unchallenged.

Labor Unions December 26, 2019

Embattled union honchos’ lavish spending exposed: Villas, four-figure dinners, $60,000 cigar bill

Work hard, play hard -- and on the union's dime. That might as well have been the motto for some former top officials at the United Automobile Workers.

Bernie Sanders December 11, 2019

Bernie Sanders heckled by Las Vegas union members over Medicare-for-All

Bernie Sanders faced pushback from union members in Las Vegas on Tuesday over how the Democratic presidential candidate would fund a government-subsidized health care plan that would force union members to forfeit the benefits they’ve spent years bargaining for.

EDUCATION October 31, 2019

Chicago teachers' strike ends after 11 days without classes

Chicago teachers will return to class on Friday after reaching a labor contract deal Thursday with the nation's third-largest school district.

Labor Unions October 28, 2019

New challenge to union power brewing in wake of Janus ruling

In the wake of a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that public-sector unions cannot force non-members to pay a fee for representation in the workplace, a new challenge to union power is taking shape. 

OPINION October 28, 2019

Rebecca Friedrichs: Chicago unions stage a fake crisis to grab power

Teachers want to teach. Teachers’ unions just want power.

EDUCATION October 17, 2019

Chicago teachers go on strike, canceling class for 300,000 students

Teachers across Chicago hit the picket lines Thursday after months of union demands for better working conditions and smaller class sizes failed to materialize.

OPINION October 9, 2019

Rebecca Friedrichs: Teachers, your unions might support Trump's impeachment but they've abandoned you

Here's the real "existential threat" to our country.

ELECTIONS September 26, 2019

Sanders vs. Warren: Progressive contenders split endorsement of key California union

A union that represents 15,000 health care workers in California – the largest state to vote on Super Tuesday next March – is splitting its endorsement between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the two populist standard-bearers in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Labor Unions September 16, 2019

Trump administration sees support from farmers over push to cut labor costs

The Labor Department has proposed several significant changes to the H-2A program which would make it less expensive and more flexible for farmers.