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Disaster at Non-Union Mine
These interviews about the recent tragic disaster at the Massey coal mine in West Virginia point out the importance of the right of the...
Apr 13, 2010
Labor Leader Plans Resignation
Andy Stern, president of the SEIU, plans to step down soon. Here is the Times story, and that from the Wall Street Journal.
Apr 13, 2010
UNION DUES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Since dues are extracted after taxes, they are completely tax deductible. #Taxes #uniondues
Apr 11, 2010
Cash Poor Cities Seek Concessions from Unions
Budget gaps are propelling cities to try to reopen the contracts of unionized public workers to cut benefits and pensions. The tone of...
Apr 1, 2010
Montaigne on Ethics
“There is no one but yourself who knows whether you are cowardly and cruel, or loyal and devout. Others do not see you, they guess at...
Mar 10, 2010
Adorno on Community
A brilliant observation by Theodor Adorno, German social critic, specifically on folk music, but also an important reminder that we must...
Mar 9, 2010
Huge Nationwide Protests to Support Public Higher Ed
Huge protests took place across the nation yesterday, including in New York State, with barely any coverage in the mainstream media. ...
Mar 6, 2010
Why Professors Turn to Organized Labor
I ran across this 9 year old editorial from the New York Times that is still relevant today. The author, Ellen Willis (at the time a...
Mar 5, 2010
NYSUT Campaign to Save Public Higher Ed
NYSUT is asking you to support a campaign launched by our higher education affiliate at SUNY, United University Professions, to “Save...
Mar 2, 2010
Wisconsin passes law that labor history must be taught in high school
It would indeed seem that it might help the labor movement in this country if the history of the labor movement was actually taught (so...
Feb 24, 2010