Alison McIntosh, Research Manager at the Parkland Institute breaks down Alberta’s new austerity budget from the United Conservative Party government. A short excerpt from the Chicago Teachers Union podcast CTU Speaks with CTU Chief of Staff Jennifer Johnson explaining the core issues 25,000 Chicago teachers are out on strike for. Lori Bossaer from the Saskatchewan Continue readingFrom Chile to Chicago to Calgary, it’s the same austerity
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by Sarah Chambers, member of the Chicago Teachers Union executive board, and Micah Uetricht, author of Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity The Chicago Teachers Union is going on strike today. But they aren’t going alone. The union struck in 2012, claiming to fight not just for themselves but for a broad social justice agenda Continue readingInside the Chicago Teachers’ Strike