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Summer Musings Part II- Examining Our Union Structures
Last week I published my “Summer Musings Part I” post in which I posed a number of questions… As I begin to wrap my head around the idea of the 2016-2017 school year, I do so with the question in mind of how do we raise teacher voice across New York State and beyond? How …
PJSTA In Solidarity With Striking Verizon Workers
Today the PJSTA dropped off two cases of water on ice for striking Verizon workers picketing along Middle Country Road in front of the Verizon Wireless store at Smith Haven Mall. The workers, members of the Communications Workers of America union, are on the 45th day of their strike.
A Conference You Won’t Want to Miss
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 …
Public Sector Unions Poised to Escape Friedrichs Case Following Scalia’s Death
It was literally moments after the news of Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death that people started to react to what the consequences would be. Included among them would be the outcome of the Friedrichs vs. California case that threatened to be a tremendous blow to public sector unions. Scalia was expected to be among the …
Some Union News
Some interesting teacher union tidbits coming in this week… One of the largest NYSUT locals, the Buffalo Teachers Federation, concluded a contested election for it’s leadership. President Phil Rumore, won re-election with 707 votes. Challengers Pat Foster and Marc Bruno had 344 and 299 votes respectively. What is interesting is that Rumore had about 52% …
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