National AFT leaders visit Detroit
The leader of the nation’s second-largest teacher’s union made a pitch for empowering teachers in Detroit. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten toured Palmer Park Preparatory...
View ArticleA conversation with David Hecker, Pres. of AFT in Michigan
The Republican-led legislature approved a measure that would prohibit schools from automatically deducting union dues from the paychecks of school employees last week. Those in support of the measure...
View ArticleAmerican Federation of Teachers takes to the streets on behalf of Detroit's...
The American Federation of Teachers is in Detroit for the group’s annual convention. And they’re taking it to the streets—and to Detroit Public Schools’ officials—on behalf of the district’s teachers....
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Bolger and Schmidt answer to complaints about breaking campaign finance laws State House Speaker Jase Bolger and state Representative Roy Schmidt have a little less than three weeks to answer...
View ArticleBiden: Republicans no longer believe in public education
Vice President Joe Biden says Republicans have stopped believing in the concept of public education. Biden made those comments as he rallied thousands of educators at the American Federation of...
View ArticleIn the wake of right-to-work, Detroit charter school teachers press for union
Teachers and staff at a Detroit charter school are pressing forward with an effort to unionize.Teachers at the Cesar Chavez Academy have filed to hold an election conducted by the National Labor...
View ArticleStaff at Detroit's first unionized charter school have a tentative contract
Teachers and staff at Detroit’s first unionized charter school have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement.Teachers at Detroit’s Cesar Chavez Academy formally joined the American...
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