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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Tenure Threatened for K-12 November 26, 2007
Global News On November 26, 2007, I attended a candlelight vigil organized by the United Federation of Teachers held outside the Department of Education headquarters at 52 Chambers Street. Despite a steady drizzle (the UFT provided candles and rain ponchos), hundreds of New York City public school teachers turned out, as did the police and [...]
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November 1st, 2007
The Epidemic of Contingent Faculty Labor (November 20, 2007)
Global News On November 20, 2007, the New York Times published a front-page story with the headline “Decline of the Tenure Track Raises Concerns.” We are pleased that the Times has finally seen fit to give prominent coverage to a longstanding problem in hiring practices in higher education that should be of major concern to [...]
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November 1st, 2007
Split within AFL-CIO on Single-Payer Healthcare (November 17, 2007)
Global News An interesting split appears to be developing within the AFL-CIO between the leadership and the locals concerning presidential endorsements and for-profit, employer-based plans and a national, single-payer, not-for-profit plan. Read the article at Commondreams.org. –Suzanne Verderber
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November 1st, 2007
Anti-Labor Decisions by NLRB (November 15, 2007)
Global News According to the AFT website, "thousands of union members and supporters rallied in cities across the country on November 15 [2007] to draw attention to a slew of anti-worker decisions handed down by the National Labor Relations Board, declaring that the NLRB should be ‘closed for renovation' until the nation gets a board [...]
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November 1st, 2007
Academic Freedom November 28, 2007