The Sunday Mail. « Fred Klonsky

The Sunday Mail. « Fred Klonsky:

The Sunday Mail.

by Fred Klonsky

On Chicago’s west side. Photo: Bob Simpson


Free speech is for billionaires. Not teachers.
What happened to play? 25 states mandate kindergarten testing.
Rahm should listen to the great school reformer John Dewey. Want to improve schools? Work on poverty.
It’s banned books week. Celebrating all those books that corrupt young kids’ minds. How about a free the

Governor Quinn is bad for workers.

by Fred Klonsky

In late September, Gov. Quinn took a six-day junket to meet with CEOs and politicians in Brazil. Public employees and labor leaders there were waiting with their own “Pat Quinn Truth Squad”! The signs in Portuguese read, “Governor Quinn, Bad for Workers”. In this photo: Graca Costa (left), president of the National Confederation of Municipal Workers (CONFETAM), and Vagner Freitas (right), president of the Unified Workers Central (CUT).

From AFSCME District 31.