Near disaster at airport fitting tribute to Reagan’s legacy
Do you remember Ronald Reagan and the air traffic controllers' strike of 1981? That was the year Reagan destroyedthe Professional Air Traffic Controllers' Organization.
There were no outsiders in Madison
America called and they came. And it was immediate. Wave after wave of concerned citizens evolved into a tsunami of humanity that descended upon Madison, Wisconsin. As workers, students and everyday citizens with no political bent understood the Republicans' intent, they responded en masse.
Fight for public workers is about freedom
The rights of public workers and the services they provide is a part of the bigger fight for all workers to organize and win decent wages, working conditions, benefits and strong communities.
Attention Glenn Beck: Capitalism, not unions, is the problem
Not missed by anyone in this majority African American city is the racist inference that Detroit's residents are the root of the problem.
Defeat Ohio's SB5
Today 36% of public workers are union members which corresponds very closely to 37% of the total U.S. workforce unionized from the 1960s to 1980s.
Wisconsin and beyond: the conflict is irreconcilable
Wisconsin, joined by other states, is ground zero of an irreconcilable conflict over the role of government.
Right-wing “blizzard narrative” is anti-worker snow job
As a massive winter storm pounds much of the country, the tea party/Republicans are pushing a disastrous narrative: strangle vital public services, like snowplowing, then blame public workers and their unions.
Martin Luther King Jr. and the attack on public workers
As we celebrate the life and historic contributions of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, public workers are under fierce attack across the country.
Public workers in the bull’s-eye
Taking advantage of the economic crisis, the Republicans and Wall Street have placed public workers in the bull's-eye of their attack.
Government wage freeze — a bad idea
Obama announced his proposal for a two year wage freeze for all non-military government workers. The proposal is a terrible idea. It's bad for the economy and feeds into racist, anti-worker stereotypes of the "lazy" public worker.
