John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Labor
“One battle in a big war”: Comcast organizing drive rages on
June 9, 2011Only 2 percent of 90,000 Comcast workers nationally are organized. This was the second vote in five years at the Pullman facility.
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U.S.
Court ruling victory for African American firefighters
May 25, 2011African Americans represent 32.4 percent of Chicago but they make up only 17 percent respectively of the city's fire department.
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U.S.
Wisconsin Republicans fast-track right-wing bills as elections loom
May 11, 2011Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker and Republican attempts to shred union and democratic rights in Wisconsin have filed enough signatures to hold recall elections for six Republican state senators.
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U.S.
Illinois labor launches campaign to protect pensions
May 5, 2011Big business blames public sector workers for the state's $8 billion budget deficit.
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U.S.
Communist Party shows new growth: Can it be sustained?
April 28, 2011For the labor and democratic movements to continue to develop to effectively challenge corporate power a much larger left and Communist Party are essential.
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U.S.
“Hello, Communist Party calling”
March 25, 2011Recently, more than 1,500 people joined the Communist Party or Young Communist League. Volunteers called them all.
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Opinion
Reduce gas prices? Nationalize big oil
March 21, 2011I blew a gasket paying $3.89 for a gallon of gas the other day. It cost me over $60 to fill the tank and tore a gigantic hole in my pocket.
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Labor
Wisconsin says: We will win this fight!
March 14, 2011"We will win! We will win!" That was the chant of an exuberant crowd of over 150,000 from across the state and region that rocked the capitol grounds March 12th.
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