Education
Few issues strike home for working families as much as education for their children. To be equipped for life, every child needs and deserves high-quality education that is available to all—from early childhood through college. For schools to work, educators must have the support and resources they need to succeed and school buildings must be well-equipped and well-maintained. Our schools must serve all children, and comprehensive services and supports must be in place for students with the greatest needs. All students should have access to higher education and assistance paying for it so they are not barred from college or saddled with impossible debt when they leave.
Public schools and public school teachers have been under attack in recent years—from widespread efforts to shift public school funding to private school voucher programs, to attempts to privatize public schools, to moves by governors and state legislators to take bargaining rights from teachers and other school personnel. These attacks are designed to serve the 1 percent—CEOs who can profit from privatized systems and the wealthiest families—at the expense of the 99 percent of students who deserve the best.
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The NYC CLC will conduct screenings of eligible candidates for elected office on February 6, 2017.
For more information about the Labor Movement's participation in the 2017 election cycle, please contact us at info@nycclc.org.
This week, Local 246 member Jomar Pichardo was recognized by the FDNY for saving the department roughly $700,000. Pichardo, who works to keep city ambulances up, running, and available 24/7 was able to find ways refurbish vehicle batteries and parts that would normally be discarded.
A picture is worth a thousand words. This month’s #NYC1u training will focus on one way to visualize information using a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) tool known as Carto.
Join the CUNY Rising Alliance, a coalition of students, parents, unions and community organizations that are committed to strengthening CUNY, to kick off a campaign and elevate a Student Bill of Rights. CUNY Rising is organizing three ‘Call to Action’ meetings in November across the City.
Join the CUNY Rising Alliance, a coalition of students, parents, unions and community organizations that are committed to strengthening CUNY, to kick off a campaign and elevate a Student Bill of Rights. CUNY Rising is organizing three ‘Call to Action’ meetings in November across the City.
Join the CUNY Rising Alliance, a coalition of students, parents, unions and community organizations that are committed to strengthening CUNY, to kick off a campaign and elevate a Student Bill of Rights. CUNY Rising is organizing three ‘Call to Action’ meetings in November across the City.
From our friends at Labor 411:
Join us to identify common challenges in getting your supervisors and co-workers to help you be successful. We will discuss buy-in, managing up, “proof of concept,” peer-to-peer informal training and other ways of moving your co-workers from being obstacles to being facilitators.
It’s time to make the uncoolest professional network part of your social-media routine. Join us to learn the basics with a focus on how LinkedIn can be a great tool to highlight and promote your progressive work.
Please join us on September 9th, 2016 at 9am at UFT Headquarters for 15th year commemorative conference hosted by the New York Committee for Occupational health (NYCOSH) and the Mount Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health.