Martha MacCallum got into a heated skirmish with
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), regarding the reopening of schools, as the two clashed on the CDC’s recently updated guidelines.
MacCallum first cited a
New York Post report that accused the AFT of influencing the CDC’s timeline and working against a nationwide school reopening.
The anchor displayed the CDC’s guidance on schools, which said there may be updates on reopening if a community faces increased levels of transmission due to a variant.
The guidance was displayed alongside a similarly worded recommendation from the AFT to the CDC, which noted that “a new update of these guidelines may be necessary” due to the new variants.
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A Justice Department with a strong commitment to civil rights will improve the lives of educators, healthcare professionals, public employees and the communities in which AFT members live and serve. Clarke’s entire working life has been dedicated to this commitment, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten wrote in a letter dated April 28.
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Clarke also received support in a letter from the National Education Association, which is the largest union representing teachers and school workers with more than 3 million members.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents roughly 1.4 million workers, also backed Clarke for the job, citing her experience leading the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and serving as head of the civil rights bureau of the New York state attorney general’s office.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers defends the curriculum on The Story. The Story host Martha MacCallum tangled with American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten Monday over her support of The New York Times’ controversial 1619 Project and critical race theory being taught in classrooms across the country.
MacCallum questioned Weingarten s push to implement a curriculum based on certain parts of the 1619 Project, published in 2019 by the Times.
The project is based on the belief that the first importation of the slaves to American shores in 1619 constituted the nation’s true founding, and that the reason for the revolution and the colonization was because people wanted to preserve slavery, MacCallum explained.
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As it became clear that many workplaces – essential and less so – would remain open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, ALIGN became a key player in a coalition of 70 unions, workers’ centers and nonprofits that have pushed the NY HERO Act. The bill sets enforceable workplace standards for testing, PPE, social distancing, hygiene and more. Maritza Silva-Farrell has led ALIGN, an alliance of labor and community organizations, since 2016.
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NYCOSH, the watchdog nonprofit that Charlene Obernauer leads, is well known for its annual report on construction deaths in New York state. The latest report on calendar year 2019 found that while construction-related deaths dipped slightly across the state, they rose 10% over the previous year within the five boroughs. In her role, Obernauer has advocated for better COVID-19 protection at New York work sites and also conducts tr