PBS NewsHour

August 2, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Aug 2, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode

The safety concerns for teachers before schools reopen

5m 40s

The largest teacher’s union in the U.S., the American Federation of Teachers, announced recently it would support any local chapters that strike due to their school’s reopening without any safety measures. Randi Weingarten, the union’s president, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan about safety concerns for teachers and what should be done about them.

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