Chicago Teachers Union Poised to Strike After Mayor Lightfoot Orders Return to School
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is poised to strike following an order by Mayor Lori Lightfoot that teachers return to in-person learning in their classrooms.
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Right to Work Legal: Chicago Teachers Have ‘Right to Rebuff’ Union Demands
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (NRTW) has issued a special legal notice to the more than 20,000 teachers affected by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike order.
#RedforEd Teachers Strike in Chicago, Classes Are Cancelled
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) followed through on their earlier threats and went on strike on Thursday, forcing the cancellation of all classes for the 361,000 K-12 students who attend Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
Former Prosecutor: Chicago Teachers Union Failed to Respond in Child Sexual Violence Probe
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) did not respond to inquiries regarding an investigation into Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) system to protect children from sexual violence, says the former federal prosecutor who led the study.
#RedForEd: West Virginia Teachers Strike over Charter School Bill Governor Vows to Veto
West Virginia teachers will continue to strike into Wednesday, although Republican Gov. Jim Justice has vowed since January he will not sign into law an education bill allowing charter schools and education savings accounts in the state.
Denver Teachers Strike for Higher Pay in #RedForEd Campaign
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers’ union, is led by Lily Eskelsen Garcia and is calling for support for the striking teachers, using the hashtag #RedForEd, a radical socialist movement that Marxist teacher Noah Karvelis launched in Arizona.
Rebecca Friedrichs on #RedForEd: Teachers Are Being Used to Advance Union Agenda
Educator and author Rebecca Friedrichs described the #RedForEd movement — pushed by teachers’ unions and their political allies — as a “deception” that uses teachers as pawns to advance the unions’ far-left political agenda to “fundamentally change [American] culture.”
Union Fails to Win Major Concessions in Deal to End Teachers Strike in L.A.
The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) reached an agreement Tuesday morning to end the ongoing teachers’ strike, with only minor concessions to the teachers’ union.
L.A. Teachers Enter Week 2 of Strike, As Talks Continue
Los Angeles teachers are still on strike as of Tuesday morning, after negotiations between the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) union and the L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD) came closer to an agreement over the long weekend.
Pollak: Educating Illegal Aliens and Their Children Costs L.A. Schools Hundreds of Millions Per Year
The cost of educating illegal aliens and their children could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars per year, if not billions, experts say.
Watch: Striking Teachers Urge ‘Scabs’ Not to Cross Picket Line in L.A.
Teachers on strike in Los Angeles attempted to stop non-union substitutes from arriving at the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools on Thursday morning, as the local union continued its strike into a fourth day.
Charter Schools, Not Pay or Class Size, Are Target of L.A. Teachers’ Strike
Officially, the strike is about teachers’ demands for smaller class sizes, additional support staff, and a 6.5% pay raise retroactive to last year (the district is offering 6%, phased in over the next two years).
‘Democratic Socialists’ Join L.A. Teachers’ Strike, Confront Substitute Teachers: ‘Scabs’
The Los Angeles branch of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has joined the ongoing strike by the local teachers’ union, turning out to support picket lines and to hurl abuse at “scabs” hired by the school district.
Rebecca Friedrichs: Strikes Are ‘About More Money for Teachers Unions’ Far-Left Politics’
Rebecca Friedrichs said ongoing teachers strikes in California are “about more money for teachers unions’ far-left politics.”
Los Angeles Teachers’ Strike Fueled by Radical #RedForEd ‘Propaganda’ Movement
However, Rebecca Friedrichs, who spearheaded a national movement to wrest control of public schools from teachers’ unions, writes at the Orange County Register that the #RedForEd walkouts – which played prominently last year in the Arizona teachers’ strike, as well as others – are “deceptively promoted as a ‘grassroots movement’ led by teachers.”
Los Angeles Teachers’ Union Postpones Strike to Avert Court-Ordered Delay
According to Fox News, UTLA officials dismissed concerns they would have lost a court battle but decided to postpone the strike to avoid confusion and provide more time for parents to prepare for teachers to not be in school.
Los Angeles Braces for Massive Teachers’ Strike Thursday
The losers in the dispute: the children, who are underserved by a district that already struggles to meet basic educational standards; and the working poor, who have few child care options when children are not in school.
Teachers’ Unions Back Nation’s First Charter School Strike
“There is absolutely no good reason to put students and parents through the upheaval of a strike. The sad fact is that interests from outside our community are using our students and our schools as a means to advance their national anti-charter platform.”
