I’m not ordinarily a fan of Stanley Fish and his editorials on The New York Times, but as he does says in his conversation with Walter Benn Michaels, we all can be wrong. I may have been too critical of Fish as he recognizes that he was wrong about the importance of unions to the …
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Republican Tactic Ends Stalemate in Wisconsin – NYTimes.com
More unfortunate news tonight according to The New York Times. The Wisconsin State Senators found a legal loophole to pass Governor Walker’s public union busting bill that takes away rights and money from Wisconsin’s workers to meet budgetary shortfalls created by his substantial corporate tax breaks: The bitter political standoff in Wisconsin over Gov. Scott …
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Ohio Legislature Railroads State Worker Anti-Union Bill, Passes Senate
According to the New York Times here, and The Huffington Post here, the Ohio state Senate passed a bill that removes rights of collective bargaining and protest from state workers including teachers, police, and firefighters. It is reported that it will also pass the Republican controlled House and be signed into law by Governor Kasich. …
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I Stand with the Wisconsin Public Workers
According to The Huffington Post, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker refuses to do what makes democracy work: compromise: As union supporters moved inside for a sixth straight day of protests at the Wisconsin Capitol, Gov. Scott Walker reiterated Sunday that he wouldn’t compromise on the issue that had mobilized them, a bill that would eliminate most …
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