In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren shake hands on stage before the start of a Democratic presidential primary debate. (Charles Krupa/AP)
During her presidential campaign, Elizabeth Warren argued that a bold, progressive agenda was the surest way to defeat Donald Trump and to help Americans in need. She argued that if Democrats played it safe then Democrats will lose. We win when we have big enough ideas to meet the big problems in people’s lives and we get out there and fight for them, she said at a campaign event in New Hampshire more than a year ago.
Unions are somewhat discomfited by last week’s National Labor Relations Board decision regarding Elon University, even though it was good news for adjuncts at that particular campus. That’s because the decision could restrict some adjuncts’ rights to collective bargaining under the National Labor Relations Act going forward.
At the same time, union advocates note that the current NLRB is something of a lame duck, with its Trump-appointed majority scheduled to end by summer. That means a more union-friendly board, with new members appointed by President Biden, is probably on the way. This could change adjuncts’ status under the labor act once again.
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When the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers recently launched a campaign to hold the nation’s colleges and universities more accountable for how they treat workers, the groups’ leaders had an ambitious goal in mind.
“It’s time to go big,” said Irene Mulvey, president of the association of professors.
At a time when unions representing faculty and staff are calling out some colleges and universities for laying off workers without dipping more deeply into their budget reserves, or for spending money on things such as renovating a football stadium, the associations are pushing the federal government to impose more strict requirements on colleges and universities that receive federal funds.
Currently, 26 states have prioritized vaccinating all teachers, according to government data compiled by Education Week. Seven have prioritized teachers based on age and health, while 17 states have not prioritized teachers at all.
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