Members of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers will not strike tomorrow, but they aren’t walking away from the fight for fully funded schools.
Teachers, allies keep heat on Ecolab, U.S. Bank as Super Bowl party ramps up
January 29, 2018 by
Activists called out the corporations funding the Super Bowl for prioritizing a high-profile game over people’s lives.
Teachers to large nonprofits: ‘We all have a stake’ in St. Paul schools
December 18, 2017 by
Tom Stinson, a school nurse at Harding Senior High, sat across a table from two representatives of Allina Health last month and painted an unsettling picture. “Our kids will usually go to the nurse in their school eight times before they access any health care outside the school,” Stinson said. “They don’t get to the […]
Skyway march targets tax-dodging corporations
December 8, 2017 by
St. Paul teachers and parents clogged the skyway system in downtown St. Paul yesterday. They marched from one corporate office to another, calling on Wells Fargo, US Bank, Ecolab and Securian to pay their fair share toward fully funded public schools. St. Paul Federation of Teachers Local 28 organized the skyway march. In ongoing contract […]
Teachers look beyond ‘cookie-cutter’ signs and banners with community art build
November 8, 2017 by
Teachers in St. Paul are throwing out the playbook in contract negotiations with the district this year. Banners, signs and posters in the union’s storage closet are on the way out, too. Educators, parents, students and community stakeholders will work together on new, artist-designed signs and banners this weekend at a “community art build” co-hosted […]
Erik Brandt: An open letter to Macalester College (and its peers)
July 5, 2017 by
I’d like to tell you about my long-time colleague, Amy. Over the last 20 years at Harding High School in St. Paul, I have watched Amy work tirelessly with thousands of our fantastic students – nearly all of whom are low-income, minority, first generation to attend college – to help them navigate the college acceptance […]
Labor 2012 Endorsed: Small business owner DeGree sees through GOP rhetoric
November 2, 2012 by
Tom DeGree, the labor-endorsed candidate for House District 39B (map), is a small business owner, and his first campaign for public office has a distinctly entrepreneurial feel. DeGree knows the numbers, from his campaign budget to the number of successful voter contacts volunteers have made during phone banks and door-knocks. The campaign has a dynamic […]
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