The Meaning of the Chicago Teachers' Strike: What Really Happened

Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Wed, 09/26/2012 - 14:33

 By Guy Miller

The strike was an overwhelming huge victory which I will explain.

First, there was Madison, a welcome flash of lightning awakening us from the long, quiet night of labor passivity. The events came fast and hard and thousands flowed into the capital square and were ready for a showdown.

But, with a vacuum of street leadership, it only took a few weeks for the Democratic Party and the union bureaucracy to channel this potential energy into a moribund recall Governor Walker effort.  Read more »

Breathe Free: Chicago's Coal Plants have Shut Down

Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Fri, 08/31/2012 - 13:59

By Bill Bianchi, PDA-Chicago 8/31/12

An Environmental Victory for Chicago! 

Even as you read this, know that the air in Chicago is better for you than is was just one week ago.  Read more »

Wendall Potter, the Single Payer Movement and Honest Compromise

Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 14:34

By Bill Bianchi, PDA and Illinois Single Payer Coalition

Note: Links to commercial sites that appear in this article occured automatically.  We're working on a soluton to this problem now.   Read more »

Latest Chicago Public Schools Skirmish: - Joe Moore's Jolt to an Elected School Board

Submitted by Illinoisnoki1 on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 11:31

Chicago Magazine:
The Latest Chicago Public Schools Skirmish

by Whet Moser - Chicago Magazine | 08/01/2012

Recently ten aldermen, with the support of a coalition that includes the Chicago Teachers Union, moved to put a non-binding resolution on the fall ballot in support of an elected school board, like 96 percent of U.S. school districts (as of 2008). It was submitted to the city clerk three minutes late, so Joe Moore, chair of the Human Relations Committee, quashed it.  Read more »