Tag: Teachers’ union
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Public education under attack
NYC public school teacher Danielle Bullock discusses the “shock and awe” school reform of the Trump era with teachers from Oklahoma, Kansas, Florida, and Iowa.
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United Educators of San Francisco strike, a blow against austerity logic
Julia Corrado reports on the recently concluded successful strike of United Educators of San Francisco.
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Strike lessons from Massachusetts teachers
Peter Allen-Lamphere discusses the education strike wave in Massachusetts with presidential candidate for the Massachusetts Teachers Association and Educators for a Democratic Union member, Matt Bach.
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May Day Strong!
Tempest member Alex Schmaus interviewed Chicago Teachers Union activist Jesse Sharkey about the May Day Strong Meeting at CTU headquarters on July 18, 2025.
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NYC teachers may toss out union leaders
The country’s biggest teachers’ union may vote for a major change, but a three-way election is making the results hard to predict. Peter Allen-Lamphere and Chris O’Brien explain what’s at stake.
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UFT retirees at the twilight of Shankerism
Hakan Yilmaz explains the significance of the recent defeat of the United Federation of Teachers’ Unity Caucus in the wake of its decades-long hegemony.
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This is possible!
In 2018, teachers struck across the South and won significant gains for educators. In this second of two articles, Darrin Hoop interviews four rank-and-file workers about their experience and draws lessons for labor organizing today.
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This is possible!
In 2018, teachers struck across the South. These strikes were initiated and led by the rank-and-file in states that do not recognize collective bargaining and won significant gains for educators. In this first of two articles, Darrin Hoop interviews four rank-and-file workers about their experience and draws lessons for labor organizing today.
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Reflections on the Oakland teachers’ strike
Bill Balderston assesses the challenges and victories of the Oakland educators strike.
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Vote no and fight for more
Five years ago, New York City forced its teachers to take cuts in health coverage. This year they’re offering a sub-inflation raise. Keegan O’Brien calls for a NO vote and explains how to build a fight to win more.