Tag: election
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Sound, Fury and the Midterms
The much-discussed results of the U.S. midterm elections represent, in this writer’s view, a “rebalancing” rather than something “transformative.” It is of course significant that the far-right Republican stranglehold on both houses of Congress as well as the presidency will be broken by the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives. But after the…
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Hospitals Torch Safe Staffing Limits in Massachusetts
Massachusetts nurses suffered a devastating defeat at the polls yesterday as a union-led ballot initiative, Question 1, lost by more than 2 to 1. Question 1 would have improved hospital care by limiting the number of patients that bedside nurses could legally be assigned. The ballot question was shepherded by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which…
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Educators for a Democratic Union is Transforming the Massachusetts Teachers Association
Educators for a Democratic Union (EDU) is the progressive caucus in the Massachusetts Teachers Association in which several Solidarity members are active. Four years ago, EDU ran a candidate for president largely as a vehicle to make connections with those we couldn’t easily reach. As a result of an effective campaign, an unsuspecting old guard,…