Design by Eric RosatiGetty Images DESPITE THE LOOMING threat of the ongoing pandemic, Emily Collinson, a NASM-certified trainer and coach for the group-fitness chain Solidcore, was eager to get back to training clients when her studio reopened in Washington, D.C., this past summer. Then she reviewed Solidcore’s proposed health-and-safety precautions. […]
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Ingraham: Biden alliance with teachers’ unions should alarm women wary of Trump
President Trump could make gains among women by pointing out Joe Biden’s support of teachers’ unions who have pushed to keep schools closed to in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic, Laura Ingraham suggested Tuesday. “The Ingraham Angle” host cited a recent New York Times poll that showed Trump leading Biden among likely […]
Boo! CDC shuns trick-or-treating; Hollywood unions, studios reach return-to-work deal; US nears 200K deaths
Hollywood is primed to make a comeback after months of filming delays but trick-or-treating is getting the thumbs-down from federal health officials this Halloween season. Unions and major studios have reached an agreement that will allow production to start with COVID-19 protocols. The deal includes testing cast and crew members, mandatory use […]
Teachers’ Unions vs. the Poor
My children were meant to be back in school today, but they’re still home instead. They attend New York City’s excellent charter Success Academies charter schools, public schools that are mostly free of the city’s Department of Education and its associated bureaucracies and unions, all of which exist primarily to […]
Trump says open schools. Teachers say safety first. As cases rise, unions may win.
Chicago teachers piled into hundreds of cars on the first Monday of August and rolled their way to City Hall. No strangers to large demonstrations, the teachers spent hours protesting Chicago Public Schools’ plan to mix in-school and at-home learning this fall to reduce crowding in buildings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Staff didn’t feel safe […]
Trump says open schools. Teachers say not until they’re safe. As cases rise, unions may win.
Chicago teachers piled into hundreds of cars on the first Monday of August and rolled their way to City Hall. No strangers to large demonstrations, the teachers spent hours protesting Chicago Public Schools’ plan to mix in-school and at-home learning this fall to reduce crowding in buildings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Staff didn’t feel safe […]
Democrats, unions redouble push to move NLRB elections online
Democrats and unions are stepping up pressure on the National Labor Relations Board to conduct its elections electronically to avoid the risks of in-person voting during the pandemic but are clashing with conservatives warning about fraud — mirroring the debate in the presidential race. The NLRB, which oversees the elections […]