14 of the Best Books About Unions, Organizing, and American Labor
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“Too often we identify with our bosses and our companies instead of with our fellow workers. Your boss is not your friend. Without a union, your boss can fire you at will. And while you might be the best worker the company has ever seen, you have no power to control your own destiny without a union.” A History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis
Currently, our country is suffering from a crisis of unemployment and inequality. Wages have been stagnant for years. Freelance, gig, and contract work is a growing sector in the economy, but these workers remain mostly unprotected. The Federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour, but Jeff Bezos is worth $182 billion. During a pandemic that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans, supervisors at a Tyson Foods meatpacking plant were taking bets on how many employees would get C
In a speech praising educators, President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona was a real easy choice to be the next secretary of education.
On Wednesday, Biden reiterated his focus on getting schools open amid the pandemic and touted Cardona s experience this fall balancing online learning and in-person learning in Connecticut, and getting students connected and outfitted with a device for learning. That s the vision, resolve and initiative, that s all gonna help us contain this pandemic and reopen our schools safely, Biden said.
Biden has long said his education secretary nominee would be a teacher or educator. We need an education secretary who understands that education isn t just what we do, Biden said, it s who we are.
Connecticut Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona tapped by President-elect Joe Biden for education secretary
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
In this Jan. 28, 2020 file photo, Connecticut State Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with Berlin High School students while on a tour of the school. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher to serve as education secretary. (Devin Leith-Yessian/Berlin Citizen/Record-Journal via AP)AP
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President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools, to serve as education secretary.
The selection delivers on Biden’s promise to nominate someone with experience working in public education and would fulfill his goal of installing an education chief who stands in sharp contrast to Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Originally published on December 23, 2020 3:47 pm
In a speech praising educators, President-elect Joe Biden announced Miguel Cardona was a real easy choice to be the next secretary of education.
On Wednesday, Biden reiterated his focus on getting schools open amid the pandemic and touted Cardona s experience this fall balancing online and in-person learning in Connecticut, and getting students connected and outfitted with a device for learning. That s the vision, resolve and initiative, that s all gonna help us contain this pandemic and reopen our schools safely, Biden said.
Biden has long said his education secretary nominee would be a teacher or educator. We need an education secretary who understands that education isn t just what we do, Biden said, it s who we are.