The predictable consequences of the right wing’s war on public schools are being felt as educators leave their communities—and their profession.
War, peace, fascism and imperialism
“Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!”
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Teachers, firefighters and other public sector workers rallied against a proposed bill in Utah that will ban public sector unions from collective bargaining. Lawmakers ignored workers and moved forward with their bill.
Labor must adopt an intensified ‘Block and Build’ strategy for the coming years as it organizes broad labor, community, and political alliances against authoritarianism.
Through their labor unions, teachers in the U.S. are sometimes recruited as political candidates, especially in state and local elections. However, their numbers are few.
UTLA’s transformation story surfaces critical lessons that respond to the most important question facing the labor movement today: How do we ensure that the recent years of labor upsurge across economic sectors becomes durable, transformative power?
The food issue and the world struggle
Home health aides, retail salespersons, fast-food workers, and public school teachers are essential to the economy and society, yet their wages fall far short of the cost of living.
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