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Launch of LAWCHA’s Teacher/Public Sector Initiative

Today we launch the teachers/public sector toolkit, a set of resources that we hope will contribute to dialog on teacher and public sector.

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Teaching Blog

The Courts vs. Teacher Unionism

Teachers unions have faced some of the most challenging legal strictures in U.S. history. Before public collective bargaining employment laws, teachers effectively were.

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Teaching Blog

Connecting teachers struggles to the public good

The Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) recent decision to boycott Illinois Standards Achievement Tests, its efforts to fight privatization of education and school closures,.

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LAWCHA

A Bright Light in Dark Times: CTU struggle explored in Labor

State University of New York employees are reeling from the union contract negotiated between the faculty union (the United University Professions) and the.

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