Teachers unions across the country are pushing back against the decision to reopen schools in the fall. We will no doubt continue to see negotiations with teacher unions as a key challenge to navigating this critical issue.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) announced on July 6 that college students on visas would not be allowed to stay in the U.S. for the fall semester if their institution is only going to offer online classes. Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a lawsuit a few days later to block the directive. Graduate student unions representing 600,000 student workers filed a brief in support of the suit.
The City University of New York laid off 2,600 adjunct professors and part-time staff due to the economic downturn. In response, the union representing the employees sued the university this month.
