In a historic endorsement, the teachers’ union for the San Francisco Unified School District passed a resolution on May 19 in support of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel.
The United Educators of San Francisco, which is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the country, is the first American K-12 union of public school teachers to officially support BDS, although other education and trade unions have done so. The resolution was passed right before Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire on May 20 after 11 days of fighting.
The measure, which was submitted to the UESF’s assembly by 10 union members from several K-12 schools in San Francisco, including June Jordan and Washington high schools, Francisco Middle School and Clarendon Elementary, is titled “Resolution in Solidarity with the Palestinian People.”
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Along with signing a slate of executive orders after taking office on Wednesday, President Joe Biden requested the resignation of and ultimately fired Peter Robb, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board blasted by one major union as an extreme, anti-union ideologue and a uniquely destructive figure.
Bloomberg Law first reported, citing two unnamed sources, that Biden sent a letter to Robb an appointee of former President Donald Trump confirmed by Republican senators that gave him until 5 pm Wednesday to voluntarily resign or be fired. HuffPost then confirmed that report, citing an unnamed Biden White House official.
“Today is a good day,” declared the SEIU, which had called on the president to immediately oust NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb.
After taking office, President Joe Biden requested the resignation of Peter Robb, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. (Photo: NLRB)
Along with signing a slate of executive orders after taking office on Wednesday, President Joe Biden requested the resignation of and ultimately fired Peter Robb, the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board blasted by one major union as an “extreme, anti-union ideologue” and a “uniquely destructive figure.”
Bloomberg Law first reported, citing two unnamed sources, that Biden sent a letter to Robb an appointee of former President Donald Trump confirmed by Republican senators that gave him until 5 pm Wednesday to voluntarily resign or be fired.