Category Archives: Unions

Why This Old Democrat Has Trust Issues With New Democrats

Posted on December 17, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Outsourced to former Democratic Labor Secretary Robert Reich (boldface mine): The biggest thing that I regret not pushing harder on has to do with labor unions. Bill Clinton, as did Barack Obama, promised the unions that there would be labor … Continue reading →

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When You Make Working Conditions Bad For Teachers, They Don’t Want To Work In Your Schools

Posted on November 27, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Weird, isn’t it? In the six years since Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed the union-busting Act 10, which curtailed collective bargaining rights for public employees, the state’s labor movement has been decimated…. Now a new study highlights the unintended consequences … Continue reading →

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Labor Is Getting Restless With The Democratic Establishment

Posted on November 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, the AFL-CIO made it clear that, like other unions, ol’ timey liberal Democrats and Black Democrats*, they’re tired of being tired (boldface mine): The AFL-CIO convention here passed yesterday a political resolution that calls for a break with … Continue reading →

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But The Greatest Threats To Liberty and Freedom Are Some Stupid College Kids

Posted on November 7, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Or something (boldface mine): You may have seen this photo of President Donald Trump’s motorcade winding down a wooded road last week as a woman on a bicycle pedaled by ― giving the middle finger to Trump. The picture, snapped … Continue reading →

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Maybe Attacking Labor Dems For 25 Years Was A Bad Idea: The MA Teachers Edition

Posted on November 2, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

To be clear, I don’t think voting against a Democrat given the current crop of Republicans, even the supposedly moderate ones, is ever a good idea. But, like it or not, when you crap on your base repeatedly, it has … Continue reading →

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Canada Now Views The U.S. As Low Wage Competition

Posted on September 5, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

This isn’t good, America (boldface mine): Canadian negotiators are demanding the United States roll back so-called “right to work” laws – accused of gutting unions in some U.S. states by starving them of money – as part of the renegotiation … Continue reading →

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Your Annual Reminder Republicans Weren’t Always Overrun By Batshitloonitarians

Posted on September 4, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

From the Young Republicans of 1956:

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How Else Did They Think This Would Play Out?

Posted on February 19, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Sometimes, it’s really hard to be sympathetic (boldface mine): In the highly contentious battle to extinguish public worker rights, Iowa Republicans have attempted a divide-and-conquer approach to pit unions against each other. Their legislation splits public workers into two groups, … Continue reading →

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The Pritzker Family Opens a New Clinton Subsidiary: A Study In Clientelism

Posted on March 10, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

We’ve mentioned before that you can’t understand Obama’s education policy without understanding that, in some areas, the Obama Administration is the political wing of the Pritzker family (who are a Chicago-based real estate and hotel-owning family). This has affected both … Continue reading →

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“There Is a Balm In Gilead To Heal The Sin Sick Soul”

Posted on January 18, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

(from here) These excerpts from a speech Martin Luther King gave to striking sanitation workers in Memphis seems appropriate for the political moment. The speech: My dear friends, my dear friend James Lawson, and all of these dedicated and distinguished … Continue reading →

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