Students
Columbia University forces TAs, RAs to strike, again
March 17, 2021The forced strike “is a showdown between the academic 1% of deans and administrators and the 99% of younger academic workers,” the union says.
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SEIU Graduate Workers Union in stalled talks at Illinois State University
March 1, 2021Winning a union was tough enough for the graduate student workers at ISU but negotiating a contract has been even harder.
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Biden could cancel student debt. Will he?
December 7, 2020The federal government owns 92 percent of all student debt owed in this country. Canceling it could provide a huge stimulus.
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Philly school board backtracks on reopening plans
August 14, 2020The Philadelphia Board of Education voted 7-1 not to reopen brick-and-mortar schools in September.
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Teachers on re-opening schools: “Not without protecting kids”
July 10, 2020When the issue comes down to reopening the nation’s schools as the coronavirus plague continues, GOP President Donald Trump says “yes,” but leaders of teachers unions say “no."
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