President Obama salutes America’s workers
Obama marks Labor Day with those who “helped forge the basic bargain of this country.”
Ohio educators “won’t forget” Romney’s anti-public education views
By Amanda Litvinov/photos courtesy of OEA When local educators discovered that presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney would put the brakes on his small-town America bus tour for a fundraising stop in New Albany, Ohio, last Thursday, they set out to make an appearance of their own. Dozens of Ohio Education Association members were among the…
Election to recall Wisconsin Gov. Walker goes down to the wire
by Félix Pérez/ photos by Staci Maiers All eyes are on Wisconsin, as voters are expected to go to the polls tomorrow in record numbers to determine the fate of Gov. Scott Walker. Walker, whose staunchly ideological and anti-worker rights agenda has convulsed the Badger State for the past year and led to the nation’s…
Romney slams Obama’s advocacy for worker rights, protections
by Félix Pérez Why don’t you tell us how you really feel? Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney didn’t mince words in his remarks about “right to work” laws, organized labor and President Barack Obama’s defense of the federal agency charged with enforcing labor law. Speaking at a campaign event May 11 in Charlotte, N.C., Romney said…
95% of California Faculty Association members vote to support a strike
by Mary Ellen Flannery After 22 months of fruitless negotiations with college administrators who would prefer to spend taxpayer dollars on hefty executive raises, the California Faculty Association (CFA) slammed down its foot last week. In a series of strike votes that took place on every California State University (CSU) campus, an incredible 95 percent…