Tag: AFL-CIO
Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights
One of the nation’s largest teachers unions on Tuesday vowed to defend members who are punished for teaching an “honest history” of the United...
NFL players who voluntarily opt out get no stipend this year
NFL players must decide by July 2 if they plan to opt out of playing this season due to COVID-19 concerns, though voluntary opt-outs...
SAG Awards will return in February 2022 with 2-hour show
LOS ANGELES — The Screen Actors Guild Awards are returning to a two-hour format for its 2022 edition, which will air the last weekend...
NFL funding research to help players better manage pain
The NFL will spend up to $1 million funding up to five studies that will examine how to better help players ease their pain...
James files grievance against Broncos, signs with Ravens
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Ja'Wuan James filed a $15 million grievance Monday against the Denver Broncos, who released him last month after he ruptured an...
Indiana union calls governor’s unemployment decision ‘cruel’
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana AFL-CIO is criticizing Gov. Eric Holcomb’s decision to withdraw the state from federal programs providing an extra $300 in weekly...
Fully vaccinated NFL players, staff don’t have to wear masks
The NFL is not requiring fully vaccinated players and staff to wear masks at team facilities following the CDC’s latest guidance regarding COVID-19.
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Chief of teachers union is ‘all in’ on full fall reopening
The president of the American Federation of Teachers called Thursday for a full return to in-person learning in the fall, saying the union is...
Union leaders decry Indiana’s high rate of worker deaths
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana labor union leaders are calling for improved workplace safety enforcement with the state’s rate of deaths while working about one-third higher...
Analysis: After draft, some obstacles ahead for NFL in 2021
With a successful in-person draft in Cleveland behind it, the NFL inexorably moves on.
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