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26 Mar 2010, 3:41 am
Union newsletter articles alleged to be libelousSantiago v United Federation. of Teachers, Local 2, 39 A.D.3d 284Manuel Santiago, an assistant principal, sued a teacher who served as a union representative alleging that two articles authored by the teacher that were published in a teacher union’s newsletter were libelous.The articles were critical of Santiago’s “handling of certain disciplinary and… [read post]
8 Apr 2016, 10:47 am by Lyle Denniston
California Teachers Association, thus upholding a federal appeals court ruling in favor of so-called “agency fees” for non-members of public employee unions. [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 12:06 pm
The union's duty of fair representation does not require it to arbitrate every grievance filed by a unit memberAntonio Jenkins And United Federation Of Teachers, Local 2, AFT, AFL-CIO, and Board Of Education Of The City School District Of The City Of New York, PERB U-26822 [Adapted from the PERB website]PERB affirmed the decision of the ALJ dismissing the improper practice charges filed by Jenkins against the District and his bargaining agent, UFT. [read post]
5 Jan 2010, 4:52 am
Transferring unit workMatter of Yonkers Federation of Teachers, U-27599Adapted from decision summaries prepared by Public Employment Relations Board staff membersAn PERB Administrative Law Judge found that the School District transferred unit work that had been performed by the union to a nonunit employee in violation of the Act.The duties of the position of position at issue, International [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 8:04 am by Lyle Denniston
As the teachers’ challenge moved through lower federal courts, the judges in each court ruled quickly against the claim, finding the issue controlled by the Abood precedent. [read post]
The post US federal judge blocks Florida ban on use of personal pronouns by teachers appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
20 Mar 2021, 7:49 am by Tom Smith
The leading mayoral candidate, who has a 5-year-old son in a Manhattan public school, took aim at the city’s 190,000-member United Federation of Teachers for its perceived role in delaying school openings during an interview with POLITICO this week. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 1:30 am
Failure to cooperate defeats allegations the union violated Civil Service Law §209-a [The Taylor Law] when it withdrew from representing the individual in a disciplinary proceeding Ronald Grassel and United Federation Of Teachers, Local 2, PERB Case U-29040 PERB Administrative Law Judge Blassman dismissed the charge which alleged that the United Federation of Teachers [UFT] violated §209-a.2(a) and (c) of the Act when it… [read post]
13 Nov 2015, 4:00 am by The Public Employment Law Press
Unions representing public employees are not state actors absent evidence of meaningful State participation in the activity underlying the complaintCallaghan v United Fedn. of Teachers, 2015 NY Slip Op 08049, Appellate Division, First DepartmentSupreme Court granted the United Federation of Teachers’ [UFT] motion to dismiss James V. [read post]
6 Oct 2013, 7:40 am by John H Curley
The New York City Board of Education has filed suit against the United Federation of Teachers, alleging that the Union has failed to implement an agreement to increase the number of arbitrators available to hear disputes involving claims of teacher misconduct or incompetence. [read post]
7 Mar 2018, 6:19 pm by Zietlow, Rebecca E.
Slater:  Public sector unions are not governed by the federal National Labor Relations Act, but by state laws which regulate public sector workers. [read post]
23 Aug 2015, 9:08 pm by Lyle Denniston
  Those were decisions interpreting federal labor law, rather than the Constitution. [read post]
3 Oct 2010, 6:55 pm by Richard Posner
Teachers' unions are more fiercely opposed to vouchers than to charter schools, which is a vote in favor of vouchers! [read post]
12 Oct 2021, 3:11 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
” But that same day, a big AFL-CIO federation member—the American Federation of Government Employees—blasted the mandate as being beyond the pale. [read post]
22 Mar 2023, 5:20 am by Schwartzapfel Lawyers P.C.
The NEA represents teachers and other education professionals in the United States. [read post]
8 May 2013, 4:15 am
(emphasis added) "In response to SED’s April 26 memo, the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) union wrote a scathing letter to SED Commissioner John King on April 30, 2013, repudiating SED’s position that it has the authority to void agreements negotiated under the Taylor Law. [read post]
10 May 2011, 3:55 am
Ayazi, a former teacher of English as a Second Language employed by the New York City School District’s Grover Cleveland High School, filed charges with PERB alleging that her union, the United Federation of Teachers [UFT]: 1. [read post]
12 Sep 2019, 2:44 pm by Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC
PIRG Education Fund, Service Employees International Union, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, UNITE HERE, Consumer Action, American Federation of Teachers, Alliance for Retired Americans, American Family Voices, Doctors for America, End AIDS Now, Prescription Justice, Social Security Works, the Other 98, Treatment Action Group, and NextGen California. [read post]