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Union Busting In Wisconsin

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Michael Pellegrini

There are some things you just never expect to see. Shrimp ice cream. World peace. An openly gay republican president. Or, workers in the United States facing the loss of their collective bargaining rights. “The right to bargain collectively is … Continue reading →

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Labor’s Bloody History

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Michael Pellegrini

The period in American history leading up from the Civil War to World War II was particularly violent and bloody for labor. It was through that struggle that many of the very most basic rights we enjoy today came about. … Continue reading →

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Conservatives Declare War On Unions – Public Employee Unions to Be Outlawed in Wisconsin

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Michael Pellegrini

This week in Wisconsin, conservatives are making perhaps the single biggest assault on collective bargaining that’s taken place in the last 60-80 years. The republican-controlled Wisconsin state legislature is trying to take away the collective bargaining rights of state, county … Continue reading →

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Tacoma News Tribune – A Newspaper Only In Name

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Michael Pellegrini

I don’t generally read the Tacoma News Tribune. It’s a McClatchy “newspaper” – and I use that term loosely. McClatchy rags all seem to tout the McClatchy line – they’re anti-labor, right-wing, rags with a very specific, narrow agenda. I … Continue reading →

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