Frankenberry named WVa Democratic Party executive director
August 18, 2022 GMTCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ryan Frankenberry has been named executive director of the West Virginia Democratic Party.
Frankenberry most recently served as executive director of the grassroots West Virginia Working Families Party.
Librarians, authors, publishers form anti-book ban coalition
May 10, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The American Library Association, the American Federation of Teachers and more than a dozen other organizations have formed a coalition to fight the nationwide wave of book bans and challenges.
Deal averts strike by University of California lecturers
November 17, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California and a union representing 6,500 lecturers reached agreement early Wednesday on a tentative contract agreement that averted a planned two-day strike at the system's campuses, both parties said.
Union asks education chief to resign over complaint form
November 13, 2021 GMTCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s second-largest teachers union is angry over a state website that makes it easier for parents and students to report teachers for violating a law adopted in response to critical race theory.
Borrowers denied student loan relief will get a second look
October 13, 2021 GMTThousands of public servants who were rejected from a student loan forgiveness program will get their cases reviewed by the Education Department as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by one of the nation's largest teachers unions.
Wayne State, faculty union agree to new 3-year contract
September 15, 2021 GMTDETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University in Detroit and a faculty union have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract.
Members of the Wayne State Chapter of the American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT Local 6075) will receive a 2% lump sum salary increase in the deal’s first year, the university said Wednesday.
Unions split on vaccine mandates, complicating Biden push
September 12, 2021 GMTThe National Nurses Union applauded President Joe Biden's proposal to require that companies with more than 100 employees vaccinate their work force. The American Federation of Teachers once said vaccine mandates weren't necessary, but now embraces them.
Pennsylvania teachers unions: Schools should require masks
August 18, 2021 GMTPennsylvania's two statewide teachers unions on Wednesday urged K-12 schools to require masks in school buildings, a measure that state officials are encouraging but have not mandated as students prepare to return to class.
Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights
July 6, 2021 GMTOne of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United States, a measure that’s intended to counter the wave of states seeking to limit classroom discussion on race and discrimination.
Presidents of teachers unions call for full school reopening
May 13, 2021 GMTThe presidents of the nation's two major teachers unions called separately for a full return to in-person learning in the fall, with the leader of the American Federation of Teachers declaring Thursday that her organization was “all-in.”
American Federation of Teachers backs Biden for president
March 22, 2020 GMTJoe Biden has secured endorsements from both of the nation's major teacher unions after the American Federation of Teachers on Sunday voted to back his presidential campaign.
The AFT's executive council voted to support Biden after months of town halls and candidate interviews that drew thousands of its 1.7 million members.
Senate votes; West Virginia teachers say strike won’t end
March 4, 2018 GMTUnions representing West Virginia teachers and service personnel said Saturday that they will stay out on strike after the state Senate voted to cut the 5 percent pay raise they had negotiated with Gov...
The Latest: Teachers say they’ll stay out on strike
March 4, 2018 GMTCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on a bill to give West Virginia teachers a pay raise to end a strike (all times local):...