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Flat? Level?: Greasing Right-Wing Agendas One Sentence at a Time
It’s been a little over two weeks since Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett delivered his annual budget address. Corbett’s office signaled in advance that his proposed 2013-2014 budget would not be as draconian as the previous […]
You’ve Got a Friend in Pennsylvania…Who Works Hard & Doesn’t Have Health Insurance
And that’s going to change January 1st, 2014, unless state lawmakers and Governor Corbett get in the way. What’s the deal? Right now, as you probably know if you’ve ever been unemployed, worked at a job that doesn’t come […]
Corbett’s Budget Address
On Tuesday, February 6, PA Governor Tom Corbett gave his “State of the State” address. Two of the features of his plan is to privatize the PA Lottery – which is used to fund […]
APSCUF Tentative Contract Agreement: Victory? Turning Point?
This past Sunday morning (2/3/13), APSCUF – the union that represents more than 6,000 faculty and coaches in the PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) – announced it had reached an agreement on a […]
BREAKING: APSCUF and PASSHE Negotiators Reach Framework Agreement This Morning
APSCUF, the union that represents over 6,000 faculty and coaches in the PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), announced earlier today that their negotiators had reached a framework agreement with PASSHE. The framework agreement […]
Ed Rendell, Privatization and the Fiscal Cliff: A Case Study of Why Money in Politics is Harmful for the Working Class
Earlier this week, Governor Corbett once again laid down the gauntlet for next year’s budget stating that raising revenue is off the table, which means more privatization schemes and more gutting of public education. But […]
BREAKING: APSCUF Strike Authorization Passes with 95%
APSCUF FACULTY APPROVE STRIKE AUTHORIZATION Vote empowers association leadership to call a strike Harrisburg – Today, faculty members at the 14 state-owned universities enabled the leaders of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University […]
Dear Chancellor: The Issue Is Pride
Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor Office of the Chancellor, PASSHE Dixon University Center 2986 North Second Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 October 8, 2012 Dear Chancellor Cavanaugh, The issue is pride, Chancellor. Here’s a story, one […]