Koch Front Groups Launch Attacks Against Gov. Wolf’s Budget: Rick Smith Talks with Mike Wood, Research Director at PA Budget and Policy Center | March 10, 2015 Michael Wood, Research Director at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to discuss Governor Wolf’s budget proposal and examine some of the attacks levied by the Koch…
Right to Work is Wrong! Rick Smith Talks with Frank Emspak, Exec Producer with Workers Independent News about Republicans Ramming Through Right to Work in WI | March 10, 2015 Frank Emspak, Executive Producer with Workers Independent News joins Rick from Madison, WI to talk about the republican assault on workers and the recent ramming through…
Is It Treason? Rick Smith Talks with Igor Volsky, Contributing Editor at ThinkProgress, about Republican Senators Letter to Iran | March 10, 2015 Igor Volsky, Contributing Editor to ThinkProgress joins Rick to talk about the GOP’s latest act to undermine President Obama.
Philadelphia School District Will Inform Parents on Opt Out Rights on Website and Pamphlets
Philadelphia School District Will Inform Parents on Opt Out Rights on Website and Pamphlets At the end of January, Dan Denvir reportedthat close to 20 percent of the students attending Feltonville Arts and Sciences have opted out of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) test. In the article, Amy Roat, a teacher at Feltonville and…
Teaching Assistants and Adjuncts at Canada’s Two Largest Universities Strike: It’s a Fight for the Future of Higher Education
Teaching Assistants and Adjuncts at Canada’s Two Largest Universities Strike: It’s a Fight for the Future of Higher Education Canada’s two largest universities, the University of Toronto and York University, are experiencing something they haven’t seen for a while: 10,000 teaching assistants and contract faculty on strike. The strikes have effectively shut down the two universities…
’Rithmatic Doesn’t Add Up in One School District: Danville Teachers 3 Years without a Contract
’Rithmatic Doesn’t Add Up in One School District: Danville Teachers 3 Years without a Contract The Danville Education Association (PA) has been operating without a contract for three years. Two years ago, the teachers approved recommendations of an independent fact-finder; the board rejected it. This eventually led to a protest strike of five days in April…
Rick Smith Talks with Larry Hanley, President of ATU, about Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s Assault on Workers | March 3, 2015 Larry Hanley, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) joins Rick to talk about the assault on workers and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s comments comparing union workers to terrorists.
Rick Smith Talks with State Rep. Patrick Harkins (D-Erie) about Gov. Wolf’s Budget Address | March 3, 2015 Pennsylvania State Rep. Pat Harkins joins Rick to give his thoughts on today’s budget address by Governor Tom Wolf.
Rick Smith Talks with Ian Millhiser, Editor of ThinkProgress Justice, about Supreme Court Case that Could Strip 8 Million Americans of Health Care | March 3, 2015
Rick Smith Talks with Ian Millhiser, Editor of ThinkProgress Justice, about Supreme Court Case that Could Strip 8 Million Americans of Health Care | March 3, 2015 Ian Millhiser, Editor of ThinkProgress Justice joins Rick to talk about the upcoming oral arguments to the Supreme Court in the King v. Burwell case. We’ll also talk about…
Mike Crossey, President PSEA, Joins Rick to Talk about Gov. Wolf’s Budget Address and His Vision for Education | March 3, 2015 Mike Crossey, President of PSEA joins Rick to give his thoughts on today’s budget address by Governor Tom Wolf and the education vision laid out.
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