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APSCUF Tentative Contract Agreement: Victory? Turning Point?

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February 6, 2013
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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 “framework” for a faculty contract after more than two years of negotiating and 19 months working without a contract....
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BREAKING: APSCUF Reaches Tentative Contract Agreement with State System

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February 4, 2013
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Harrisburg – Monday evening the negotiations committee of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) unanimously approved a tentative contract agreement with the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). APSCUF delegates will vote on the tentative agreement at a Legislative Assembly scheduled for later this week. If approved, the agreement will go...
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BREAKING: APSCUF and PASSHE Negotiators Reach Framework Agreement This Morning

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February 3, 2013

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 will go to the union’s Negotiations Committee composed of the chapter presidents at each of the 14 state universities...
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Can a Small Community Throw a Monkey Wrench into the Global Fracking Machine?

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February 2, 2013
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Editor’s Note: Normally, I would list this post in our series on fracking, “Frack That!” However, I wanted to put this on the front page for a couple of reasons. First, I want to thank the founder and editor of WhoWhatWhy, Russ Baker for sending this story to us – this article is re-posted...
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“We the People”: Why Corporate Personhood Must End

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January 31, 2013
“We the People”: Why Corporate Personhood Must End

David Cobb, the 2004 Green Party Presidential candidate, has been making his rounds across the country to promote the cause of ending corporate rule with the organization, Move to Amend.  His tour is part of Move to Amend’s 2013 Barnstorming Tours, which aims to educate the public  “in the tradition of the mighty Populist...
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CLEAN Carwash Campaign: Building Community Power Through Community Partnerships

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January 25, 2013

The low-wage workers of the 19th century became the backbone of the powerful and dynamic labor movement of the 20th Century that brought the American middle-class into being. The eight-hour day, the weekend, sick days, a living wage…the list goes on and on. The low-wage workers of today – Walmart workers, service-sector workers, minimum wage workers of all stripes – may well be the backbone of a new, emergent middle-class of the 21st Century. The CLEAN Carwash Campaign is just one such example. Check it out:

 

Want to help be a “Message Mover” to help fight back against the negative images and stories about union and the labor movement that circulate in the mainstream media and political discourse? Here’s your chance. Help with the AFL-CIO campaign by sharing stories like this one. Here’s how:

TAKE ACTION: We’re fighting back against the negative stories the national news media is putting out about our movement by establishing a Message Movers team–folks who are willing to push back against biased stories about unions through social media and email.

Can you join in? You’re a powerful voice in making sure that the great work of the labor movement is being spread far and wide. http://go.aflcio.org/message-movers

You don’t have to wait. Just go to the bottom of this page and use our sharing tools to share this story. It just takes a click.

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Kevin Mahoney, Editor and Founder, Raging Chicken Press

 

“Contract Now!”: APSCUF protests at PASSHE Board of Governors meeting in Harrisburg

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January 25, 2013

Picketing in the Cold: “Contract Now!”

 

 

APSCUF President Hicks and Vice President Mash Address Members

 

 

Blowing the Whistle is Not a Crime

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January 10, 2013
Blowing the Whistle is Not a Crime

This Tuesday, a military judge refused to drop the case against PFC Bradley Manning, accused of releasing classified military documents to Wikileaks,  but ruled that whatever sentence Manning receives should be reduced by 112 days due to his mistreatment during confinement. The “mistreatment” that Manning received included being denied exercise, social interaction, and sunlight....
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Plans for the New Year – An Editor’s Note

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January 8, 2013
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Dear all Raging Chicken readers and supporters, It’s been a while since I’ve written an editor’s note on the latest goings-ons at Raging Chicken Press. To say that least, it’s been busy. As 2012 came to a close, Raging Chicken Press reached a major milestone: 100,000 visitors to our site! By the stroke of...
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The Fight Doesn’t End Here

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December 29, 2012

In 2012, we did some good things. It was an election year and we succeeded in keeping Mitt Romney and the Republicans out of the White House for another four-year term. And on the state level, too, it was a milestone year. Maryland, Maine, and Washington passed laws for marriage equality. In the Congressional...
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