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Teacher funding passes and war opposition grows
July 2, 2010The votes in the House Thursday indicate growing end-the-war sentiment among congressional Democrats.
Read moreTeacher funding added to war spending bill
July 1, 2010Lawmakers who want to prevent thousands of teacher layoffs but oppose spending more money on the war in Afghanistan face a dilemma in Congress this week.
Read moreNY Progressive Caucus demands: Tax the rich
June 23, 2010NEW YORK - As Mayor Michael Bloomberg's budget axe chops at public workers and services, a large section of the City Council wants another solution: tax the rich.
Read moreNew Chicago teacher’s union leader vows fight against layoffs
June 17, 2010Angered by devastating budget cuts, threatened layoffs and school privatization, Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members voted in a new leadership June 10.
Read moreUnion baiting equals hating
June 9, 2010A couple of months ago, I heard Joel Klein, head of New York's Department of Education, blame the teachers' union contract for the fact that there are a lot of Jewish holidays on the school calendar
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