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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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The Battle for Wisconsin

February 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Politics

When I started reading this Harold Meyerson piece, comparing the  advance of democracy in Egypt to the attempt to roll back workers’ rights in Wisconsin, I worried that the analogy might be a little overdramatic.  But the more I learn about what’s going on in Wisconsin and why it’s happening, the more I realize the [...]

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