Last week, the Central Falls School District in Rhode Island decided to fire its entire high school teaching staff of 93 people. The decision was made under pressure from state and federal to turn around failing schools, and after the District failed to come to terms with the teachers’ union over compensation for extra duties [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Labor'
Arguing With Chyrons
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Labor, Politics
Fox News asks:
Lying To Make Friends, and several Nobel Prize winning economists, respond: No
Tags: Fox News·minimum wage·Norwegians
Pittsburgh in the News!
September 24th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Labor, Politics, Sports
With the G-20 in Pittsburgh and much chaos expected, the media spotlight is on the Steel City. The LA Times and CNN emphasize the city’s transition from gritty and industrial to trendy and high-tech. But since no outsider could truly capture Pittsburgh’s greatness, I feel obligated to share some of the more pertinent [...]
Tags: Arnold Palmer·Arsenal of Democracy·banana split·G-20·Latrobe·Mr. Rogers·Pittsburgh·Pittsburgh Penguins·Pittsburgh Pirates·Pittsburgh Steelers·PNC Park·Rolling Rock·steel
Gripe of the Day
June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Technology
At this point, I’ve gotten fairly used to phone calls from bill collectors. For the most part, they just roll right off my back. But this morning’s 5:30 wake-up call from Verizon was a little excessive. You would think that if any company would understand time zones, it would be one the [...]
Tags: deadbeats·hypocrisy·Pacific Daylight Time·union-busting
Taking Credit for the Hard Work of Others
June 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Law and Justice
Not that I had anything to do with this on either end, but I’m going to take a moment to boast about my school and my officemate teaming up to save the taco trucks.
-AR