I want to quickly share with our readers and wholeheartedly endorse the upcoming 2016 Labor Notes Conference. The conference, being held in Chicago from April 1-3, brings together grassroots unionists from around the country to discuss common issues and strategize ways to build grassroots unionism. I personally know several of the teachers who will be …
On January 9th, more than 140 people turned out on Long Island for the Restoring Power to the Teacher Conference hosted by STCaucus. The conference focused on ways to organize and empower teachers so that they can not only fight for the schools our students deserve, but for the democratic unions that we deserve! The …
Thank you to all of the PJSTA members who attended tonight’s Labor Notes Book Party about the book How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers. Joining a healthy representation of PJSTA members were teachers from districts such as Mount Sinai, Patchogue-Medford, Port Jefferson, Levittown, and Shoreham-Wading River. We were joined tonight by …
On October 16th the PJSTA and Labor Notes will be hosting a book party for the book How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers. The book party will be at Comsewogue High School at 6:00 pm. Anyone is welcome to attend, not just PJSTA members. There is no cost for admission. You can …
The Mrs. and I will be attending this along with Beth Dimino. Any other PJSTA members interested? Via Labor Notes… Join us for a discussion of Labor Notes’ new book, How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers, with a presentation from Chicago Teachers Union organizer Matthew Luskin. How to Jump-Start Your Union tells how …
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