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Chicago Teachers Union fights anti-bargaining bill SB7
BY Staff | Chicago, IL | 5/09/11
An anti-bargaining bill disguised as an education reform bill has passed through the Illinois Senate and moved on to the Illinois House of Representatives. This bill called SB7, includes many components that will take away the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) bargaining rights and rights to strike.
Collective bargaining, Public Education, public sector unions, teachers unions
University of Minnesota Joins in National Day of Action for Education Rights
BY Grace Kelley | University of Minnesota | 3/07/11
Students for a Democratic Society at the U of M held a rally March 2, in front of the student union to demand no tuition hikes, no staff layoffs and shared governance for all members of the university community.
March 2nd National Day of Action to Defend Public Education, Public Education, SDS, University of Minnesota
50,000 Public Education Jobs Cut in September
BY Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 10/14/10
On Oct. 8, the Department of Labor reported that local public schools had cut 49,800 jobs in September. Included in the layoffs this fall was kindergarten teacher Amanda VanNess, who stood with President Obama when he signed a bill giving $26 billion to local schools in August of 2009.
Public Education, Unemployment
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