Just as we were wrapping up the podcast episode, the striking teachers in Los Angeles won a new contract. I review the highlights, and underscore the smart strategy the union used in the campaign that generated overwhelming support for the teachers. Then, I chat with climate warrior Daphne Wysham about “risk bonding”, a demand that […]
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Episode 116: Make The Climate Killer Pay; Teachers Win a Good Deal; Professionals Going Union
Posted on 23 January 2019.
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Episode 115: Should Bernie Run?; Teachers Striking!; A National Severance Pay Now!
Posted on 16 January 2019.
A lot of people are wondering: should Bernie Sanders run? Is Bernie going to run? In today’s episode, I consider the notion that Bernie would become the most powerful politician in the country, and it could be better for the progressive movement, if maybe he sidestepped running for president. Whoa! Then, I check in with […]
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Episode 87: Teachers Corral Charter Schools; No Nerds, No Birds
Posted on 20 June 2018.
I start off on the West Coast with a conversation with Sylvia Cabrera, a “this is the future” union activist who helped lead winning organizing drives at three schools in Los Angeles owned by the biggest charter school chain in the area. So, yeah, charter schools undermine the public school system but, if they exist, […]
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