Strike Flop: Less Than One Third of Teachers Walked Out of Classroom
Less than one third of teachers walked out of their classrooms this week as the vast majority of schools remaining open to some extent.
Public Sector Workers
Not So Fast: Connecticut Unions Say Vaccine Mandates Must Be Negotiated
Connecticut’s public sector unions say any potential state mandates for coronavirus vaccinations must be negotiated at the bargaining table.
French Govt Offers 10k Euros to Workers to Stay in Paris No-Go Zone
As part of an action plan to address problems in the troubled Paris suburbs of Seine-Saint-Denis, the French government has offered 10,000 euros to public workers to remain working in the area.
Labor Unions Strike Back Against Janus Ruling in States
Leaders of public sector labor unions are determined to use state legislatures to undermine the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME, which declared mandatory public union dues unconstitutional.
Mark Janus Continues Legal Case for Refund of His Union Fees
Mark Janus, the Illinois state employee whose case challenging compulsory union dues led to a landmark victory at the Supreme Court last year, is continuing his lawsuit, this time to recover the union dues that were seized from him.
German Bureaucrats and Public Servants Getting 8 Percent Pay Increase
BERLIN (AP) – Union and government negotiators say they’ve reached a new wage agreement that will give more than a million public servants in Germany a nearly 8 percent pay increase over 33 months.
