AFT Report on Teacher and School Staff Shortages
Boston, Mass. — After seven months of meeting, listening to members, and sharing our on-the-ground experiences, the AFT’s national Teacher and School Staff Shortage Task Force—made up of 25 leaders
Boston, Mass. — After seven months of meeting, listening to members, and sharing our on-the-ground experiences, the AFT’s national Teacher and School Staff Shortage Task Force—made up of 25 leaders
NEW YORK, N.Y.— “Last year, I worked in a vestibule,” elementary school occupational therapist Hannah Fleury tells LaborPress. When she complained, she says, the school found a space for her
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Parents of special-education students are calling on the city to restore job protections for school-bus drivers and matrons. They say that would help solve chronic problems with
New York, NY – Municipal retirees who’ve often spent huge chunks of their lives working for the City of New York are urging Mayor Eric Adams not to challenge a
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Mayor Eric Adams announced Feb. 6 that he’s endorsing the de Blasio administration’s proposal to switch retired city workers’ health coverage from traditional Medicare to a private Medicare
New York, NY – United Federation of Teachers [UFT] President Michael Mulgrew’s drive to help move New York City municipal retirees out of traditional Medicare, along with his controversial role
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Two years ago, ten union leaders at the city’s Labor Day parade identified three main themes for the labor movement: solidarity, turning back attacks on workers, and convincing
NEW YORK, N.Y. — More than 200 retired city workers and supporters marched through lower Manhattan June 30, protesting a possible deal to switch their health-care coverage from traditional Medicare
Queens, NY – New York is toasting a retired public school teacher who, at 100 years old, has lived through two global pandemics. United Federation of Teachers [UFT] member Luisa
Council Members I. Daneek Miller and Ben Kallos received the support of several labor groups this week at City Hall for their universal retirement savings program, which would support private-sector