Tag Archives: Labor issues

Teachers could remain in the classroom if exposed to COVID-19

ATLANTA – New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration declaring teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light for the release of quarantine teachers after they were exposed to COVID-19 and instead, send them back to class. Keeping teachers in class without symptoms, because a handful of …

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National teachers union supports strikes over reopening plans

One of the country’s largest teacher unions is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without adequate security measures amid the global pandemic. The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying it will support any local chapter …

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