Help Los Angeles Students March in Sacramento – This Monday, 3-14-11 | Dailycensored.com

Help Los Angeles Students March in Sacramento – This Monday, March 14th! STOP Governor Brown’s Budget Cuts! Defend CA’s Promise of Higher Ed for All! | Dailycensored.com

Help Los Angeles Students March in Sacramento – This Monday, March 14th! STOP Governor Brown’s Budget Cuts! Defend CA’s Promise of Higher Ed for All!

Written by Danny WeilEducationMar 12, 2011

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This coming Monday, March 14th, has been called as a Day of Action in Sacramento to fight against Governor Brown’s proposal for massive cuts of $1.4 billion to public higher education in his budget.

Mass action in Sacramento on Monday can turn the tide in our favor in the battle over Brown’s proposed cuts.

The California State Student Association (CSSA) and Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) put out the initial call for March 14th. Cal State and community college students from across the state have been organizing to go to Sacramento for the march to the Capitol.

BAMN is organizing vans for students at LA area community colleges and high schools who want to march in Sacramento on Monday. We need your help in building and organizing the movement if we are to win.

See BAMN’s most recent statement on the growing movement in California in defense of public education: http://www.bamn.com/doc/2011/110211-march2-dayofaction.asp

We need your financial assistance to help us get students to Sacramento on Monday. Even modest donations would be a great help. Please contact us atcalifornia@bamn.com for more information or call 323.474.8222.

If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution go to:

United for Equality and Affirmative Action (UEAALDF)

http://www.ueaa.net/donate.htm

Marchers will assemble in Sacramento on March 14th from 6:30 to 10 a.m. at the

California Auto Museum, 2200 Front Street. Then, we’ll march to the west steps of the Capitol at 11 a.m. for a rally that will last until around noon.

See the Student Senate for California Community Colleges site at:

http://www.studentsenateccc.org/NewsEvents/MarchinMarch/tabid/294/Default.aspx

See the California State Student Association flier here:

http://www.csustudents.org/images/CSSA_March_For_Higher_Ed_FINAL%282%29.JPG

Modern School: Class War: A National Wave of Anti-Worker Repression

Modern School: Class War: A National Wave of Anti-Worker Repression

Class War: A National Wave of Anti-Worker Repression

by Michael Dunn

Across the nation the attacks on workers is growing, and it’s not just by Republicans, either. The ruling class smells blood and fear and is getting cockier each day. As Walker and others strip away collective bargaining rights and other union protections, the mainstream union leadership has all but given up, telling workers to go back to work and not to make any trouble. This is exactly the kind of message that riles up the rich for further attacks. They can see that their prey is weak and unwilling to resist. They recognize that the time is ripe to go for the jugular.

The Republicans are preparing to destroy unions entirely. They hate unions’ ability to negotiate higher wages, which cuts into profits. They also hate unions’ ability to raise large sums of money for their Democratic allies. The Republican goal is the destruction of unions and the Democratic Party. The Democrats, on the other hand, desperately need unions and their resources and votes, but they, too, want to see a decline in the power at the workplace. The Democrats, after all, are also part of the ruling elite. They too have large investments on Wall Street, successful law partnerships and appointments on boards.

Partial Rundown of State Attacks on Labor

• Arizona has several bills on the table that will lead to a virtual police state for workers. SB 1350 blocks public employees from

Communicators. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Communicators. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Communicators.

by Fred Klonsky

Charlie McBarron and me at the IEA RA. Charlie is the Director of Communications for the IEA. Photo by Ed Rosenthal, IEA Retired, who is known for bringing folks together.

PFT rallies to defend Philly teacher who spoke out « JD2718

PFT rallies to defend Philly teacher who spoke out « JD2718

PFT rallies to defend Philly teacher who spoke out

by jd2718

Hope Moffet works at a school that the Philadelphia superintendent wants to close. She spoke out, publicly, strongly, against the closure. As a result, she was suspended, and the District was moving to fire her. Would the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers step up? We have the answer: absolutely.

The closing of Audenried HS is not justified. Hope, a TfAer, said so, clearly. The data were wrong. Audenried, recently reopened, was improving.

The district reassigned her first, and then created charges later. One of the charges was that she shared the

Randi Weingarten: History and Voters Will Not Be Kind #union #wearewi #WIunion

Randi Weingarten: History and Voters Will Not Be Kind

Randi Weingarten

President, American Federation of Teachers

Posted: March 12, 2011 11:55 AM

History and Voters Will Not Be Kind

Over the last three weeks, Gov. Scott Walker and his allies in the Wisconsin Legislature made a mockery of representative government. Rather than listen to the citizens of Wisconsin, who are strongly opposed to stripping teachers, nurses and other workers of their rights, Walker rammed through a bill that was a blatant political payback to his out-of-state major campaign donors and cronies, who have sought for years to crush the aspirations of workers who dare to demand a voice in the workplace. This charade culminated when Walker shredded 50 years of labor peace, built through bipartisanship and a democratic process, and signed a bill into law against the wishes of a majority of the voters in Wisconsin.

The governor may have won a short-term political victory, but history and Wisconsin voters won't be so kind. Power exercised without discretion and prudence is corrupting. And based on Gov. Walker's actions -- his underhanded maneuvering to get the bill passed, his misrepresentations that the bill was part of reducing the budget deficit, and his manipulation of the process so the bill could

U1TV: Union Busting 101 | www.kochwatch.org #union #wearewi #WIunion

U1TV: Union Busting 101 | www.kochwatch.org

U1TV: Union Busting 101

by CD

Episode 1: "Fear"

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Democurmudgeon: One of the Best Signs Today #union #wearewi #WIunion

Democurmudgeon: One of the Best Signs Today....

One of the Best Signs Today....

by Democurmudgeon

Explained: The Republican Redistribution from the Poor and Middle Class to the Wealthy. Watch this!!!

by Democurmudgeon

Rachel put a lot of work into the best explanation I've seen so far regarding the current attack on the poor and middle class. Remember the tea party screams about Obama's "redistribution" comment?

These same low information voters don't see that happening in reverse, upward to the wealthy elite.

Wisconsin State Journal columnist Chris Rickert presented this interesting comment from our local tea party organizer in Fort Atkinson:

Nate Friedl, an organizer of the Fort Atkinson-based tea party group Rock River Patriots, said members "very much support the governor." … To the extent that his group can help defeat Republicans too closely tied to corporate interests in the future, it will, he said.

I guess we shouldn't hold our breath waiting for "help" from these partisan costumed freaks.

Ezra Klein Warns Job Losses on the Way, and Questions GOP intentions of "Job Creation."

by Democurmudgeon

Broke – No More Change ! One Teacher’s Musings on Obama, Arne, Education, Corporations, and Change – Regret of Broken Promises « Continuing Change

Broke – No More Change ! One Teacher’s Musings on Obama, Arne, Education, Corporations, and Change – Regret of Broken Promises « Continuing Change

Broke – No More Change ! One Teacher’s Musings on Obama, Arne, Education, Corporations, and Change – Regret of Broken Promises

March 12, 2011 by gatorbonbc

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Let’s be honest, the powers that be want us to fail, they want schools to NOT meet this AYP…

“Education Secretary Arne Duncan is getting bashed by critics and even supporters for telling Congress that 82 percent of public schools could be at risk of failing to meet education goals this year, up from 37 percent last year” (Strauss, The Answer Sheet, Washingtonpost.com, March 10, 2011).

Their plan… reform, restructure… turn public schools into charter and virtual schools. Give the public over to the corporations…

“What are the implications for a public system as control over educational policy and priority is concentrated under one of the richest

Lesson from Wisconsin: Always Act Quickly and Decisively | Elections #wearewi #WIunion

Lesson from Wisconsin: Always Act Quickly and Decisively | Elections

Lesson from Wisconsin: Always Act Quickly and Decisively
By: Jon Walker Saturday March 12, 2011 9:30 am	Tweet Share

While I strongly disagree with the law pushed through this week by the Wisconsin GOP to strip public sector unions of their collective bargaining rights, I think the political lesson that all politicians can take away from this event is that, whenever possible, you should act quickly and decisively.

If Gov. Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Republican senators were willing to use these hardball andlegally questionable tactics now, there is no reason they shouldn’t have been willing to use them three weeks ago when this fight first started. . . or even last week. I don’t think there is any doubt in people’s minds that, politically, the Wisconsin GOP would have been better off if they did this move the day the Senate Democrats fled, before they could become a national rallying point for labor.

I can only assume that Walker didn’t use this option on day one of the fight because he actually bought into the right-wing propaganda that regular people are angry at greedy teachers, and at first welcomed the stand-off because he thought it would make him look good. But after just the first week, it was clear the public had turned against the GOP in the fight. As we saw in the health care debate and almost every

Not a Union Member? Why You Should Care About Wisconsin (or Ohio or Michigan) #union #wearewi #WIunion

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Not a Union Member? Why You Should Care About Wisconsin (or Ohio or Michigan)

Not a Union Member? Why You Should Care About Wisconsin (or Ohio or Michigan)

by Paul B

by Amy B. Dean
Huffingtion Post, March 1, 2011

After two weeks of protests in Wisconsin, we are now watching demonstrations spread across the country. Over the weekend, the online advocacy group MoveOn.org helped mobilize tens of thousands of people, who marched in all 50 state capitals in support of Wisconsin workers. Demonstrators are speaking out against attacks by Republican governors in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan and their own states.

It is entirely appropriate that protests should spread, because recent events in Wisconsin are only a window into what is happening in states scattered across the country. It is important that we understand the scope of this debate. This is a discussion that has impact on all Americans, not just union members. One point should be clear: This is not a

Librarian Refuses to Be Scott Walker's Scapegoat | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG #1u #wiunion

Librarian Refuses to Be Scott Walker's Scapegoat | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG

Librarian Refuses to Be Scott Walker's Scapegoat

Audrey Barbakoff, a librarian at the Milwaukee Public Library, is being anything but quiet. In a column in American Libraries Magazine, she says the vilification of public workers--teachers, fire fighters, police officers, nurses and, yes, even librarians--could cause immeasurable long-term damage beyond the loss of jobs and the middle-class lifestyle. She says when Gov. Scott Walker and others plant the notion that public employees only work for the benefits, they ignore the real sacrifices they make and tremendous good they do every day. And public workers need to speak out loudly about their value to their communities: I won't apologize for making a living wage, for being able to visit a doctor when I need one, or for choosing a job that will help me build adequate retirement savings. I deserve and expect those things....But that isn't why I became a librarian....I became one because I wanted to give.

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In state after state, some politicians are playing politics by launching a coordinated attack on working families. They’re not giving up their pay or pensions—but they want working people to give up theirs. Tell your state legislators they should focus on creating good jobs with fair pay—not playing politics and attacking working people. Get AFL-CIO rapid action alerts for your state. Text STATES to AFLCIO (235246) (message and data rates may apply). Get the latest on what's happening in the states. Get a union-made "Stand with Wisconsin" T-shirthere.

People from around the nation are joining in solidarity with embattled workers in Wisconsin, Ohio and other states.

Democurmudgeon: SEIU President Mary Kay Henry and Sen. Chris Larson on what to do next.#wiunion

Democurmudgeon: SEIU President Mary Kay Henry and Sen. Chris Larson on what to do next.

SEIU President Mary Kay Henry and Sen. Chris Larson on what to do next.

MSNBC's Cent Uygur asks the most obvious question no one in the press is focusing on, "where's the shared pain?" With every state claiming they're now open for business, just how desperate do we have to appear to attract these companies, and how many jobs do the Republicans think are worth throwing everyone poor and middle class family under the bus for?