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Tuesday evening the CTU’s House of Delegates voted by roughly 98% to suspend their strike.  The teachers will return to work today and sometime soon the entire membership will be voting upon the agreement. For those of you interested, contract details can be found here. Here is a great Daily News article about CTU President …

NYSUT endorsements again made the difference in most primary elections across the state. From Buffalo, where the pro-labor Sean Ryan won the Democratic primary, and thus the election, for the 149th Assembly district; to New York City, where Toby Stavisky, long-time champion of public higher ed, prevailed; to Long Island, where Republican Joe Saladino easily …

Once again the PJSTA is planning to be heavily involved in this year’s Comsewogue Homecoming.  The schedule for homecoming, next Saturday, September 22nd, is as follows… 1:00- Parade from JFK to CHS 2:00-4:00 Carnival 4:00- Football game If you plan on marching in the parade or if you can work the PJSTA’s table at the …

Framework for a new deal between the CTU and the CPS has been reached.  They will work today to finalize the language and the CTU’s House of Delegates will vote on it tomorrow.  Should they vote in favor of it the strike will be suspended and classes will resume Monday before the membership ratifies the …

For those of you who want more information on what they are striking for, Diane Ravitch summarizes it well… The strike is not about pay. It is about the conditions of teaching and learning. It is about class size. It is about curriculum. It is about evaluating teachers by test scores despite any evidence that …