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Why on Earth Should Air Traffic Controllers Be Pro-Trump?

Erwin Chemerinsky and Catherine Fisk The New York Times
The White House took a step last week that significantly undercuts the idea that federal employment should be nonpartisan. No modern presidential administration has undertaken such an effort to staff the entire government with political loyalists.

Tidbits – Feb.20-Reader Comments: A Coup; Trump Vowed To Champion US Workers – the Reality a Relentless Assault; Make America Corrupt Again; Vance, Racism, German Fascism; for Israelis, ‘From the River to the Sea’ a Reality. For Palestinians, a Crime

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Reader Comments: It Is a Coup; Trump Vowed To Champion US Workers – the Reality a Relentless Assault; Make America Corrupt Again; Vance, Racism, German Fascism; For Israelis, ‘From the River to the Sea’ Is a Reality. For Palestinians, It’s a Crime...

Tidbits – Feb.13- Reader Comments: Dictatorial Coup Unfolds; Resistance Grows; Federal Workers Mobilize; What You Can Do To Fight This Coup – a Guide; No Tax on Tips Will Harm More Workers; Role of the Labor Movement in Defending Immigrant Rights;

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Reader Comments: Dictatorial Coup Unfolds; Resistance and Protests Grows; Federal Workers Mobilize; What You Can Do To Fight This Coup - A Guide; No Tax On Tips Will Harm More Workers; Role of the Labor Movement in Defending Immigrant Rights; more;

Tidbits – Feb.6- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Dictatorial UnConstitutional Power Grab; Anti-Trump Protests Brake Out; USDA IG Was Investigating Elon Musk; Nightmare Over Washington; ICE Raids and Resistance; People’s Guide to Project 2025; More.

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Reader Comments: Dictatorial UnConstitutional Power Grab; Anti-Trump Protests Brake Out; USDA IG Refused To Leave Was Investigating Elon Musk; Nightmare Over Washington (and in the Capitol); ICE Raids and Resistance; People's Guide to Project 2025

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Wisconsin’s Legacy for Unions

Steven Greenhouse The New York Times
Wisconsin was the first state to grant public-sector unions the right to negotiate contracts. Before Gov. Gaylord Nelson signed that law in 1959, only unionized workers in private companies had a government-protected right to bargain collectively. The Wisconsin idea soon spread around the country. Act 10 is an about-face, and Gov. Walker and his Republican supporters see it as a tough-minded strategy that other states can follow. History repeating itself, if in reverse.
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