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Final AETNA petition

The following was sent to 39 parties (see the “CC” list at bottom).  We can only keep our fingers crossed that speaking up ultimately does some good. Ronald A. Williams Chairman and Chief Executive, Aetna Inc. Hartford, CT 06156 July 23, 2010 Dear Mr. Williams, We the undersigned are faculty members and administrators at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. The [...]
Add a comment | By trotsky | July 26th, 2010

Disaster at Non-Union Mine

These interviews about the recent tragic disaster at the Massey coal mine in West Virginia point out the importance of the right of the workers’ to file grievances to their own safety.  The workers at this non-union mine did not have that right.  Here is the story on Democracy Now.
Add a comment | By Suzanne | April 13th, 2010

UNION DUES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

Since dues are extracted after taxes, they are completely tax deductible.
Add a comment | By Suzanne | April 11th, 2010

Montaigne on Ethics

“There is no one but yourself who knows whether you are cowardly and cruel, or loyal and devout.  Others do not see you, they guess at you by uncertain conjectures; they see not so much your nature as your art.  Therefore do not cling to their judgment; cling to your own.  You must use your [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | March 10th, 2010

Why Professors Turn to Organized Labor

I ran across this 9 year old editorial from the New York Times that is still relevant today. The author, Ellen Willis (at the time a professor at NYU) argues that the Yeshiva decision is essentially moot in today’s climate, characterized by the corporatization of the university, the burgeoning of the use of part-time [...]
Add a comment | By Suzanne | March 5th, 2010