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Teacher Strikes
Minneapolis Teachers Strike to Bring Power Back to the Community
Smaller class sizes, improved health care, mental health supports and competitive pay are central to teachers' demands.
Hunger-Striking Teachers Say School Closures Will Hurt Black and Brown Kids
The hunger strike across multiple Oakland schools has empowered many to speak up against longtime systemic racism.
COVID-19 “Microschools” Are Betsy DeVos’s Latest Privatization Scheme
One school district nixed a proposed pilot with a Koch-backed microschool, but the model is spreading amid the pandemic.
Striking LA Teachers’ Win Against Random Frisking Is Becoming District Policy
Random searches of students are finally coming to an end in Los Angeles schools.
Paraeducators Join the National Uprising of School Employees
Paraeducators are taking an active role in the Brookline Educators Union in Brookline, Massachusetts.
2019 Showed That Workers Win Big If They Bargain Big
Lessons gleaned from this year's momentous struggles can inform labor's broader strategy heading into 2020.
Trump Labor Board Escalates War on Workers’ Rights
To fight back, workers will have to reclaim the militancy that started the labor movement in the first place.
Chicago Teachers and Staff Won With Strikes What Months of Bargaining Could Not
The Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73 forced Mayor Lori Lightfoot to find money she said wasn't there.
Teacher Strike Confronts Chicago’s Long History of Racial Injustice
Teachers are demanding more counselors, nurses, librarians and social workers in historically underserved schools.
Chicago Teachers Demand Affordable Housing as Strike Begins
The union is negotiating on issues that go beyond those typically addressed through collective bargaining.