Over the last few weeks, the national political discourse has been chock-full of handwringing in media circles over whether Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and others will push the Democrats beyond what whoever the pundit of the moment is deems the “acceptable”...
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Labor Needs to Listen to the Next Generation and Help Craft a Green New Deal with Strong Labor Provisions
Young people across the world are making sure their voices are heard. I was proud of my son, his friends, and their classmates last week when they walked out of San Diego High School to participate in the Global Climate Strike during which over a million students...
Labor Council in San Diego On Board With the Green New Deal
by JIM MILLER The San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Passes Resolution in Support of a Green New Deal Sometimes the unexpected happens. Last year, during one of her first visits to the Capitol as a newly elected member of the House of Representatives,...
Lessons from the LA Teachers Strike
After a little more than a week of striking, the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) captured the public’s imagination, helped transform the national narrative about education, won a solid new contract, and positioned themselves well for the battles to come. For...
Newsom Spends Big on Education in First Budget
Newly elected Governor Gavin Newsom came out of the gates with a bold first budget proposal that calls for a record $80.7 billion in K-12 education as well as a second year of free community college for full time students. The proposal also offers a big expansion of...
Koch Brothers Plan to Disrupt Public Education, the “Lowest Hanging Fruit”
This is a shocking development: The infamous billionaire Koch brothers have a plan to disrupt American education, beginning with five states. Their goal is to break up the public education system and enable public funding to flow to every kind of school, whether...
What the LA Teachers Won, and How They Won It
Through their historic strike, Los Angeles teachers have taught working people across the country how to fight back and win. By Eric Blanc Elementary-school teachers at a rally in downtown Los Angeles, January 18, 2019. (AP Photo / Damian Dovarganes) Los Angeles...
The United Teachers of Los Angeles Are Walking the Picket Line in the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This year the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday falls in the midst of one of the biggest teachers strikes in recent American history. And Dr. King, who gave his life while supporting a public sector sanitation workers’ strike in Memphis, Tennessee because he saw it...
Teachers striking to end policies that gut public institutions
By Fred Glass Marianne O'Brien, second from right, and her fellow teachers pose in downtown Los Angeles after rallying at City Hall, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. A tentative deal between Los Angeles school officials and the teachers union will allow educators to return to...
Newsom proposes free community college in California
By ANGELA HART Under the plan, each college district could use their state funding to waive fees or expand student programs while continuing to charge students. | Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP As part of his broad education blueprint for California, Gov.-elect Gavin...
