Episode 127: Sacramento and Florida Teacher Uprisings!
Episode 127: Everyone measures the morality or immorality of society based on different criteria. For some, it’s the huge numbers of people who pay outrageous amounts for prescription drugs or just go bankrupt because of health care costs. For others, it’s racism permeating our economic and social fabric or the permanent war economy the country has had for generations, wasting trillions of dollars on behalf of the military-industrial complex. Today, I hone in on the immorality of how the country, mainly its right-wing politicians, treats teachers. And we’re going to dig into that with a look at two new teacher uprisings on the two coasts. I talk with David Fisher, president of the Sacramento City Teachers Association, about the strike starting tomorrow over the scandalous conduct of the education bigwigs who are engaging in widespread unfair labor practices, violating a contract agreed to last year by the union and management. Then, I take our listeners across the country to Florida to discuss with Fed Ingram, president of the Florida Education Association, what he calls a “silent strike.” -- Jonathan Tasini Follow me on Twitter @jonathantasini Sign up for The Working Life Podcast at: www.workinglife.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jonathan.tasini.3
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