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Labor Unions 101 event hosted by Summit County Young Democrats is set for Sept. 6
August 11, 2025 // Summit County Young Democrats is hosting a free educational event for the public, Labor Unions 101, on Sept. 6. According to the U.S. Treasury, union membership has been in a steady decline for over 50 years, with only 10% of U.S. workers belonging to a union in 2022. This event aims to show how unions benefit the working class. The event begins at 11 a.m. at the United Steelworkers Local 2 Union Hall at 501 Kelly Ave. in Akron.
This Week’s Teachers Union Report Card: Akron Education Association Blocks Tutoring
February 19, 2024 // The Akron Education Association recently successfully sued the Akron, Ohio school district in order to block students from accessing tutoring. The union’s lawsuit forced the district to cancel a $156,000 state-funded contract for 2,400 60-minute one-on-one tutoring sessions for struggling students. The union defended the power play by claiming that tutoring threatens and outsources union members’ jobs.
Portland teachers use strike to demand racial equity trainings as schools stay closed
November 15, 2023 // Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ripped the teachers unions in a statement to the Washington Examiner, saying, "Big school unions love closing schools." "They’re holding nearly 50,000 kids hostage to their radical demands, and families across Portland are paying the price," she said. "This is on top of Oregon recently removing basic math and reading competency requirements to graduate high school. It’s hard to argue kids are getting a great education there, and it’s a shame parents in Portland who want better for their kids can’t 'strike' themselves and take their kids out of the government schools."
Looming Akron teacher strike: Here’s what parents and caregivers need to know
January 2, 2023 // AEA has a strike organization in place and will work with its membership to staff selected picket lines, Shipe said. She did not elaborate on those plans, but said AEA has received an outpouring of support from the Akron community, from all APS unions like bus drivers, secretaries, custodians, cafeteria works and others, including labor unions in other school districts and private-sector unions. "Our labor brothers and sisters are united in our efforts to secure safe schools and responsible and fair wages," she said.
Akron Metro RTA strike on hold; national union says local gave improper notice
November 13, 2021 // AKRON, Ohio “On November 11, 2021, the officers of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU) took action to put an end to the dysfunction among the leadership of TWU Local 1,” says a statement on the Local 1 website. “The TWU International Executive Committee voted unanimously to place Local 1 into temporary receivership. That means the International Union will immediately take over your contract negotiations with the Akron METRO.