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The flurry of activities represents an ideological shift that has reshaped a union — once known as a conciliatory behind-the-scenes dealmaker — into a more populist workers’ rights movement that eagerly blocks state policies it opposes and pushes for new initiatives, such as better social-emotional supports for students and greater racial equity.
“School Talk,” a public affairs education show hosted by Norton resident Nadjia Varney, has listed the following schedule for February:
They fight against charter schools, MCAS testing, and state oversight. Meanwhile, students’ reading and math scores are worse.
Beacon Hill’s Big Three have now all come out against this ill-conceived priority of the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
Organizing our workplaces isn’t just about wages, hours, working conditions, and obtaining rights non-unionized workers lack—such as the right to have a steward present during disciplinary proceedings. It’s also about having a say during our workdays and in our working lives. As we build collective power with coworkers, negotiate with management, and make demands of employers, workplace democracy is a way of talking about having a say. But what does that mean?