Teachers angry over stalled talks take downtown Chicago
The Chicago Teachers Union gathered downtown and marched in a massive show of unity after a tumultuous month at the negotiation table with Chicago Public Schools.
Video: Chicago teachers protest charter expansion
Teachers union activists assembled at the Chicago Public School Board before classes began to protest plans to expand for-profit charter schools.
Katrina smashed New Orleans, now SCOTUS smashes its teachers
The quest of 7,500 fired New Orleans teachers and school staffers for back pay and damages ended in a loss at the Supreme Court.
Anti-union groups target California teachers
Pro-corporate education anti-union groups have taken aim at California teachers unions with two separate lawsuits.
Teacher Appreciation Week in Chicago: a cut in pay?
Teacher Appreciation Week had barely begun when news broke that teachers had to take a seven percent pay cut.
Teachers union leaders split as panel starts rewriting education law
Leaders of the nation's two large teachers' unions are split on a bipartisan effort by a key Senate committee to rewrite the federal aid-to-education law.
California teachers fight to save their union and the schools
Unionized California teachers are among the many categories of workers nationwide whose unions are under attack by anti-labor lawmakers.
Today in women’s and labor history: Teachers unite in NYC
The United Federation of Teachers was formed to represent New York City public school teachers on March 16, 1960.
Corporations using LA election to exert control over schools
The teachers' union, plus parents and community leaders, faced off against a powerful, well-financed challenge.
Negotiate now or face a strike, say L.A. teachers
Red shirts filled LA's Grant Park last Thursday, across the street from City Hall, in a rally of educators, students, and parents.
