New Orleans Reporters and commentators don’t know what to make of the anger and activism of teachers who are flipping the red-state script and taking job actions, with and without their unions, to directly target governors and legislators in Oklahoma, North Carolina, West Virginia, and likely Arizona. West Virginia teachers were out nine days …
Category: Financial Justice
Public Unions are Adjusting Their Strategies around Strikes and Checkoff
New Orleans Public employee unions are trying to recalibrate to find a future, and there’s hope, no matter the naysayers. Case in point of course has to be the success of the West Virginia teachers and their strike that continues to galvanize the labor movement and give courage and conviction to other unions elsewhere. Their …
Criminal Injustice in Bail Bond Exploitation and Jury Selection and Verdict System
New Orleans No April Fool’s, I’m proud to live in New Orleans. It takes character and resilience to weather the storm. The city is welcoming and distinct, diverse and textured. Traveling around the world it brings smiles to faces and always “I wanna comes.” It’s also a place of shame that triggers anger, and today …