Sentences with phrase «teacher union members laid»

The education and mainstream media were whooping it up last week after a cadre of teacher union members laid into the American Federation of Teachers for its endorsement of Hillary Clinton as Democratic nominee for president.

Not exact matches

Members of the new majority elected to the Buffalo School Board Tuesday do not appear to be looking for a major reset regarding Superintendent Kriner Cash and the agenda he has laid out for the schools, but there are some major issues on which they will likely take a different approach — especially when it comes to the teachers union contract.

The Cleveland school district is so fiscally maimed that it will close seven schools in June, lay off 700 Cleveland Teachers Union members — including 643 of 3,600 classroom teachers — and 68 paraprofesTeachers Union members — including 643 of 3,600 classroom teachers — and 68 paraprofesteachers — and 68 paraprofessionals.

At the end of last week, police pepper sprayed members of the Puerto Rican teachers union (FMPR) as they protested against the Fiscal Oversight Board's plan to close nearly another 300 schools, lay off thousands of teachers, cut their pensions, and impose charter schools.

Wisconsin's powerful statewide teachers union said 40 percent of its staff members were laid off Monday as a result of the law pushed by Gov. Scott Walker and passed by the Legislature curbing collective bargaining rights.

Teachers remain union members and maintain their district seniority, so they continue to receive their pensions and other benefits as laid out in the collective bargaining agreement.