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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris talks after receiving a briefing on Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts at the City of Houston Emergency Operation Center in Houston, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, as Houston Mayor Houston Mayor John Whitmire, second from right, listens. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)

Harris pledges to revive paid family leave, universal preschool

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Loss of Union Credibility and McAuliffe's choice of Weingarten Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

McAuliffe’s choice of Weingarten exposes vast divide on unions’ credibility

By Aaron Withe

Illustration on the American Federation of Teachers and school re-openings by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Teachers unions spin alternative facts over pandemic school closures

By Richard Berman

In this May 25, 2021, file photo, a man holds up a sign against Critical Race Theory during a protest outside a Washoe County School District board meeting in Reno, Nev. (Andy Barron/Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File) **FILE**

Parents groups opposed to critical race theory vow not to back down

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is shown here during an American Federation of Teachers town hall event, at the Plumbers Local 690 Union Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, May 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Teachers’ union stumped, splits endorsement three ways in Democratic presidential race

By James Varney - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 1, 2015, photo, James O'Keefe, president of Project Veritas Action, waits to be introduced during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Union official claims eavesdropping lawsuit intended to ‘stop Project Veritas’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE- This April 2, 2014, file photo, shows the headquarters of student loan debt collector Navient Corporation, in Wilmington, Del. The American Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, against Navient, one of the country’s largest student loan servicing companies, alleging that it failed to guide eligible borrowers through a critical student loan forgiveness program. (William Bretzger/The Wilmington News-Journal via AP, File)

Teachers union sues student loan servicer Navient

By KEN SWEET - Associated Press

Supplies given to students in West Virginia’s poorest county

Associated Press

Screen capture from a hidden-camera video by Project Veritas involving a teachers' union official. (Project Veritas/YouTube)

Teachers’ union asks court to stop Project Veritas from releasing more video

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks about education at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) ** FILE **

AFT teacher’s union splits with Wells Fargo to punish bank for NRA ties

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Britney Corbett oversees a ninth-grade math at Washington Leadership Academy in Northeast D.C. The Washington Teachers' Union, which represents public school teachers in the nation's capital and is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, has voiced support for charter school unions. (The Washington Times/File)

Charter school teachers unions pushed

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

** FILE ** The American Federation of Teachers in West Virginia is considering a lawsuit over a new dress code that bars faculty from wearing blue jeans. (Associated Press)

W.V. teachers’ union takes up fight to wear shorts, blue jeans to school

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A student serves up dessert to classmates during lunch at the People for People Charter School on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Teachers unions scour charter schools for new memberships

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Law enforcement canvass the area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Newtown, Conn., school shooting dredges up bad memories of Columbine, Va. Tech

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chicago teachers and their supporters rallied as Mayor Rahm Emanuel sought a compromise. Though the union didn’t win everything it wanted, the battle has encouraged teachers unions to hold workshops and town halls in other cities. (Associated Press)

Chicago schools strike incites teachers unions

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration: NEA by John Camejo for The Washington Times

BECKNER: Big labor is real enemy of the 99 percent

By Gary Beckner - The Washington Times

Illustration: Pension dollars by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

BIDDLE: Day of reckoning for unionized teachers’ pensions

By RiShawn Biddle - The Washington Times

Education Secretary Arne Duncan has spoken positively of the D.C. schools chancellor's reforms. (Associated Press)

GUNN: Complete victory over teachers unions

By Steve Gunn - The Washington Times