This major city is on the cusp of historic vote to create nation’s first publicly-funded elections.
The resolution, which passed unanimously, endorses the goal of having no kids in detention in Seattle. It’s a move that chips away at the school-to-prison pipeline.
From McCleary to charters to a new contract, it’s all looking up for organized teachers.
When, in 1976, New Jersey was in a similar situation [to Washington], the Supreme Court shut down the schools for eight days. The fruits of that conflict remain with New Jerseyites to this day, for the need to fund schools more fairly is what led New Jersey in 1976 to adopt a state income tax for the first time.
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Kshama Sawant, the socialist on the City Council, is up for re-election this year. The corporate powers, from Seattle’s mayor to the Chamber of Commerce and the area’s Democratic Party, are determined she be defeated, and these local corporate elites have the national elites behind them. This will be one of the most important elections in the country this year.
The organizing director of 15 Now explains the tactics, obstacles and lessons learned from Seattle's fight for $15.
Ever since the Occupy movement hit the streets, an explosion of worker unrest - especially among Walmart employees, workers at fast-food chains, janitors, and hospital workers - has shaped the political life of America's cities.
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