About 300 workers may lose jobs in Newark schools through layoffs, retirements
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger […] Newark Teachers Union president Joseph DelGrosso described the layoffs as retribution. The union endorsed…
Educators Help Put Baraka Over The Top, Schools Pose Daunting Challenge
By John Mooney New mayor’s consistent criticism of Superintendent Anderson and her ‘One Newark’ plan pays off at polling…
NTU President: Today’s Election Is a Victory for Newark’s Children
NEWARK, N.J.—Newark Teachers Union President Joseph Del Grosso’s statement on the election of Ras Baraka as Newark’s mayor. “The…
Newark’s race for mayor: Baraka and Jeffries at the end of old-school battle with new cash
By Ted Sherman and Naomi Nix/The Star-Ledger […] “They are kinda tired of lawyers being in charge of our…
Rutgers AAUP-AFT Endorses Ras Baraka for Newark Mayor
The Executive Council of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, the faculty union, has unanimously voted to endorse Ras Baraka as the next…
Report highlights New Jersey’s lagging investment in higher education
By Patricia Alex, Staff Writer, The Record. A report issued on Thursday highlights New Jersey’s lagging investment in higher…
Press release: Labor, community and political leaders honored at AFTNJ Convention
Sen. Sandra Cunningham, Charles Hall Jr., Bob Braun and the late Nick Yovnello recognized EDISON… On Saturday, the American…
Joint statement from AFTNJ’s Donna M. Chiera, Bob Braun and NTU’s John Abeigon announcing ‘Friend of Education’ award for Braun’s journalism
Contact: Nat Bender, 908-377-0393 EDISON…Journalist Bob Braun is being honored by the American Federation of Teachers New Jersey for…
Newark school overhaul plan hits a glitch
By Peggy McGlone/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Enrollment notifications for the more than 12,000 Newark families who submitted applications for…
Donna M. Chiera and Ras Baraka on AFTNJ Endorsement of Baraka for Newark Mayor
EDISON, New Jersey – “As a fellow educator in an urban district for more than thirty years, I appreciate…
Union Efforts on Behalf of Adjuncts Meet Resistance Within Faculties’ Ranks
By Peter Schmidt As part-time instructors at colleges seek to improve their working conditions through unionization, they often find…
Rutgers board approves nursing school merger despite union objections
By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK — Rutgers University’s governing board approved the merger of its nursing schools…
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