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Category Archives: Unions
$13 a month…
As our potential strike looms at SIU, I want to consider the administration’s offer for a pay raise (one of the few things they have offered). For graduate assistants, they want to offer a 1% raise per month, starting in … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Graduate School, Labor, SIU, Teaching, Unions
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Connect the Dots
I am a bit disturbed to find the chancellor of our university has worked with Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor, back when they were both in Milwaukee. My google search turned up this list of team members for a UWM … Continue reading
Public Servants, or Public Slaves
Our university is moving closer to a strike, and the calls for action are everywhere–though some call for inaction as their call to action. The vote this Friday, by GA United, will set the stage for a possible strike, and … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Corporate Education, Labor, Rita Cheng, Scott Walker, SIU, Unions, US Government
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Social Media and … Those People
I recently posted an article on my Facebook page that made me think about the UK government’s outrage at people’s rage. Oh, and also all those other governments out there that get angry when social media gives groups the chance … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, American Literature, Blogging, Facebook, Literature, Tolerance, Unions, US Government
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Activism and Empathy
Everywhere I look, I see signs of activism emerging, and yet, the feeling of helplessness exists simultaneously. After the events in Cairo, the world was re-invigorated by the power of activism, and the citizens of Wisconsin responded with equal vigor … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bangladesh, Labor, Three Girls Novel, Unions, US Government
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