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Clark University
Professor of Industrial Relations at Clark University in Worcester Massachusetts; author of Unions in America and The New Collective Bargaining
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Gary Chaison
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FROM Gary Chaison
To the Point
Are Government Workers Facing a Broken Promise? Public workers may not be getting the retirement pay they've traditionally been guaranteed by contracts, laws and state constitutions. Last week, a federal bankruptcy ruling declared that Detroit's pension plans for city workers could be modified , just like any other debts owed by the city.
To the Point
Wisconsin Governor Walker Survives Recall In yesterday's recall election, Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker faced the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett . It was a re-run of the election in November of 2010, and the results looked almost the same. What does it mean for the future of organized labor and the prospects for the presidential election?
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The Mixer
A California soaking, but will it stick? Some parts of Southern California got more than five inches of rain this week, in a series of storm systems that hit the area one after the other.
KCRW Features
What are LA parents doing with their kids during the strike? During the teacher strike, a lot of students are not going to class.