News Brief Tuesday, June 17, 2025 — 11:15 am Teachers union head Randi Weingarten quits DNC post in dispute with chairman American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, a longtime key ...

Can teachers' unions thread the needle between countering widespread anti-union measures and broadening membership and public support?

About 7,000 educators from around the country descended on Portland this week, for the National Education Association’s annual meeting. The July 1-7 event is among the largest ever hosted at the ...

Two powerful national union honchos — including teachers boss Randi Weingarten — are parting ways with the Democratic National Committee over a beef with Chairman Ken Martin about the party ...

The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has given the Teachers Service Commission a seven-day ultimatum to present a counteroffer in the ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) talks ...

Most Illinoisans think CTU-style teachers union tactics are limited to Chicago. But will that stay the case? In an estimated 52 school districts across Illinois, contracts with unions affiliated ...

The President of the second-largest teachers union resigned from her position at the Democratic National Committee after disagreements with leadership.

The Georgia Federation of Teachers is also proposing mandatory mental health screenings for students in sixth through ninth grade and de-escalataion training for staff.

About 100 National Endowment for the Humanities employees laid off, union says About 2/3 of National Endowment for the Humanities employees were laid off Tuesday. The agency plans to issue half of ...

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten is departing the Democratic National Committee (DNC), citing disagreements with DNC Chair Ken Martin. Weingarten told Martin in a le… ...

National Education Association president Becky Pringle railed against Trump administration immigration policies after protests over ICE raids in Los Angeles turned violent.

Labor groups have met the requirements to put a measure on the 2026 ballot to repeal a law banning police, firefighters and teachers unions from collective bargaining.