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Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning
Israel faces a shortage of 3,000 educators, including 200 kindergarten teachers, raising concerns that unqualified staff may have to teach unfamiliar subjects or oversee two classes at once.
ADL and JCPA diverge over teachers union, exposing a divide over how to fight antisemitism
Labor court blocks Walla layoffs, overhaul pending talks with journalists’ union
Largest US teachers' union under investigation for antisemitic discrimination
Starmer must 'force' Gaza borders open with UK troops, union leader demands
Unison chief Christina McAnea urges UK military action in Gaza to deliver aid, calling diplomacy ineffective and citing NATO’s Kosovo intervention as precedent.
Congressional committee to hold hearing on 'unmasking union antisemitism'
The US Congress is set to examine antisemitism in unions after probes into the NEA and MTA over policies, curriculum, and complaints of hostility toward Jewish educators.
Education in the US: Ideological battleground or the home of critical thought - opinion
The First Amendment was never intended to shield public employees from accountability to the communities they serve.
'It's about more than money': Uncertainty remains over end to teacher strike despite deal
Despite new understandings between the Finance Ministry and the Teachers’ Union, it remains unclear whether disruptions in the education system will soon come to an end.
Teachers on personal contracts program yields zero results
Israel’s education system faces a deepening teacher shortage as a program to hire skilled teachers on personal contracts stalls due to union opposition and bureaucratic delays.
Canadian union VP rejects calls to resign over exploding Jewish athlete video
Canadian Union of Public Employees’ (CUPE) General Vice President and Ontario CUPE President Fred Hahn rejected the CUPE National Executive Board's call for him to resign.
Exploding Jewish athlete video causes Canada's largest union to ask VP to resign
The Canadian Union of Public Employees' National Executive Board passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for General Vice President and Ontario CUPE President Fred Hahn to resign.
Explosion in Pakistan coal mine kills 12 miners
Coal mine accidents, which are common on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, are results of gas build-ups, lack of safety gear, and poor working conditions.
Eli Cohen solves Foreign Ministry work dispute in final day as minister
The signing of the agreement by foreign minister Eli Cohen marks the end of the two-year-long dispute.
Randi Weingarten, teachers’ union leader, joins J Street board
Randi Weingarten has been a critic of Israel's right-wing governments, and this year has joined leading American Jews who have endorsed the Israeli mass protest movement.
