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Showing posts with label AFT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AFT. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Today in Labor History-June 18

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June 18, 1918 - The American Federation of Teachers issued a charter to the St. Paul Federation of Women Teachers Local 28, ...
Monday, April 15, 2013

Today in Labor History--April 15

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April 15, 1834 –"Bloody Week" ended in Lyon, France, with a blood bath against insurgent silk workers. Several hundred were kill...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Weingarten Takes a Dive for Capitalism

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Last week, Valarie Strauss ( Answer Sheet ) interviewed American Federation of Teachers (AFT) boss Randi Weingarten about why she went...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Why Weingarten Got Arrested

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This week, Valarie Strauss ( Answer Sheet ) interviewed American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten about why she went to Ph...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

The AFT is Finally Fighting Testing (Not)

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Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is expanding its drive “against excessive testing” with a pit...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Teachers are Terrorists and Corporate Shills

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Politicians are notorious for saying stupid, embarrassing and downright insulting and hurtful things in the quest to promote their politi...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

11,000 Educators Fired in December

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Clean Up Your Act Teachers or You're Out! (Image from Flickr, by   emilydickensonridesabmx ) The Great Recession has been officia...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Will Bar Exam Turn Teachers Into Shysters?

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The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has launched   a new initiative   to raise entry standards for teacher-preparation programs, ca...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Teachers Unions are Failing Kids AND Teachers

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Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons Chip Johnson’s recent hit piece in the San Francisco Chronicle, “ Oakland Teachers Failed Kids ,” accus...