Gary Chaison

Clark University

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Professor of Industrial Relations at Clark University in Worcester Massachusetts; author of Unions in America and The New Collective Bargaining

Gary Chaison on KCRW

Public workers may not be getting the retirement pay they've traditionally been guaranteed by contracts, laws and state constitutions.

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.

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In yesterday's recall election, Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker faced the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett .

Wisconsin Governor Walker Survives Recall

In yesterday's recall election, Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker faced the Democratic Mayor of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett .

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Three months after Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker took office last year there were massive protests in the state capitol.

The National Showdown in Wisconsin

Three months after Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker took office last year there were massive protests in the state capitol.

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