Walmart Workers and Union Solidarity

November 14, 2012 1

Editor’s Note: The Making Change at Walmart campaign is calling for nation-wide actions at Walmart on Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving – the most significant shopping day of the holiday season. Raging Chicken […]

APSCUF Strike Authorization Vote Begins Today

November 12, 2012 0

The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, APSCUF, will go ahead with a strike authorization vote that will begin today and continue through Wednesday, November 14th. The vote will allow the 14 chapter […]

The Status Quo: An Election Postmortem

November 7, 2012 0

Once more, we have elected the status quo. That Obama won instead of Romney is irrelevant. It is the sad truth that no matter who you may have voted for yesterday, the slow and systematic […]

Confessions: I Voted Third Party in a Swing State

November 6, 2012 1

I am a Pennsylvania voter and I voted 3rd-party in a swing state. I’ll have you know that I didn’t make this decision lightly. I waffled. I contemplated, vacillated, oscillated, fluctuated. I weighed my options. […]

Strike Authorization Vote Looms Nearer

November 5, 2012 0

APSCUF, The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, has set a strike authorization vote to take place on November 12, 13, and 14, 2012. While this is not a vote on whether or […]

Gutting Public Higher Education

October 26, 2012 3

In a meeting on October 22, APSCUF, the faculty union, once again rejected the contract proposed by PASSHE, which seeks to gut benefits and increase workloads without fair compensation. The proposal calls for a dramatic decrease – 35% […]

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