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Why We Need Unions (In Spite of Jimmy Hoffa)

February 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Politics

The bad news about what’s going in Wisconsin is that, if Scott Walker succeeds in busting the unions, it could be a template for the corporate funded right-wing to cripple labor across the country, leading to a further consolidation of political power in corporate interests and accelerating the growing gap between rich and poor.  The [...]

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In Defense of the Somehow Controversial Position that Getting Rid of Teachers is not the Way to Improve Schools

March 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Politics

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 [...]

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