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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.
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.