Austerity — the 1%’s Global Battle Cry (tags)
Whether we are left with the Fiscal Cliff or a Grand Bargain, workers in the U.S. face massive cuts to programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, unemployment insurance, Food Stamp assistance and other needed social safety nets. This is an example of “austerity” which has largely been pursued in the U.S. until now, on a statewide and local level.
Unconditional Surrender in Chicago (tags)
education
Chicago's teachers end strike (tags)
The ChicagoChicago Sun-Times is reporting that the Chicago Teachers Union’s House of Delegates voted Tuesday to end its seven-day strike. This means that classes will resume on Sept. 19 (Wednesday) for the country’s third largest school district’s 350,000 public school students.
September Surprise in Chicago (tags)
education
Wisconsin Anti-Worker Law Struck Down (tags)
class war
Chicago Teachers Union Sellout (tags)
education
Capitulation in Chicago? (tags)
sellout
Rahm Emanuel's Privatize Chicago Plan (tags)
class war
Corporate Media's War on Public Education (tags)
education
Chicago Teachers v. Rahm Emanuel (tags)
education
Rahm Emanuel: Chicago's War Criminal/Anti-Labor Mayor (tags)
anti-labor
The Democrats vs. Public Education (tags)
Public education in the United States is under heavy attack. And because a so-called “progressive” President is leading the charge, many education activists have been lulled to sleep while on lookout duty. Obama recently announced his “race to the top” program to “reform” education. Much like Bush’s No Child Left Behind, Obama’s plan represents progress for education in name only.
"Hizzhonor:" Chicago Politics Under Richard M. Daley (tags)
last of the big city bosses
Free speech in Chicago? (tags)
Choicago teachers assert 1rst amendment rights
Teachers and their union fight for public education (tags)
CHICAGO – Children’s paintings hang on the walls in the lobby of the Chicago Teachers Union office. It’s comforting for parents to see schoolkids’ artwork framed and on display.