by admin | Jul 11, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
NYSUT won its lawsuit against SUNY for the creation of special, dumbed-down teacher certification rules for charter schools. Read it HERE....
by admin | Jul 10, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
In her drive to loosen regulations on all things education (and consequently provide a clear path for privatization), Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is delaying regulations that would guide the oversight of online colleges. The rules, which online colleges have...
by admin | Jul 10, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
Another step back to a different era by the U.S. Department of Education, as the department prepares to roll back guidelines that encouraged the consideration of an applicant’s race in admissions. Read it HERE....
by admin | Jul 9, 2018 | Advocacy
UUP’s national affiliates, AFT and NEA, have filed a human rights complaint against the Trump administration, as the outcry continues against the inhumane and unimaginable treatment of undocumented immigrants and their children. Read it HERE....
by admin | Jul 4, 2018 | Advocacy
It’s official: The AFT is welcoming 2,400 new faculty members at Oregon State University, where a strong majority signed cards affirming support for union membership. On June 27—the same day the Supreme Court voted against unions in Janus v. AFSCME—the Oregon...
by admin | Jul 3, 2018 | Advocacy
The Lecturers’ Employee Organization at the University of Michigan reached a tentative agreement June 22 that would raise their pay from currently untenable salaries, increase their retirement income, and improve healthcare access and job security. By the end of the...
by admin | Jul 2, 2018 | Advocacy, Benefits
Although the Supreme Court ruled against working people June 27 in its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, the AFT and its members are standing strong and sticking with the union. This case is widely seen as a blatant political attack to further rig the economy and democracy...
by admin | Jul 1, 2018 | Advocacy, Contract Negotiations
Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Janus v. AFSCME, NYSUT members began receiving emails encouraging them to drop out of the union. The emails are part of a $10 million campaign by the Michigan-based Mackinac Center, a conservative think tank founded...
by admin | Jun 30, 2018 | Contract Negotiations
The labor union for graduate employees at Brown University, Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees, won the right to vote for official recognition when it signed an agreement with university administrators on June 21. The pact—among the first of its kind—creates...
by admin | Jun 29, 2018 | Advocacy
Dear Colleagues, UUP President Fred Kowal discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Januscase last night (June 27) on “Capital Tonight” on Spectrum cable. You can watch the video by CLICKING HERE or by going to the UUP website; the video is in the rotator at...
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