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Union Busting

Arnie in (Charter) Wonderland

Gerald Bracey | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Union-Busting, Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Democracy Now, Al Shanker, Politics News
Gerald Bracey

Arne Duncan recently talked about charter schools on Democracy Now. The segment could have been called "Arne in Wonderland."

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High Priced Republican Party Propaganda Campaign Seeks To Undermine Workers' Free Choice

Howie Klein | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Efca, Eric Massa, Union-Busting, Alan Grayson, Blue America, Tom Geoghegan, 100 Days, Oregon, Employee Free Choice Act, Politics News
Howie Klein

Big Business interests-- the greed and selfishness wing of the Republican coalition-- has been panic-stricken since then, putting all their energy and resources into stopping the Employee Free Choice Act.

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Bush Punts Auto Industry to Team Obama; UAW Concedes Even More

Steve Parker | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

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Steve Parker

This "agreement" is just another part of the recent "Bush/Cheney Revisionist History Farewell Tour." It was created to fail, just as long as that failure didn't happen while Bush was still president.

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Unions Aren't To Blame For Automakers' Woes

Mike Papantonio | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

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Mike Papantonio

If the centralized, organized mouthpiece for labor is destroyed, then so is the only advocacy vehicle available to the nonunion worker.

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Wal-Mart's Anti-Union Threats Lead to Backlash, Call for Federal Probe

Art Levine | Posted 09.06.2008 | Business

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Art Levine

Wal-Mart may have inadvertently done workers a big favor with its threats that a Democratic victory in November could lead to passage of a new law making organizing unions easier.

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