Sean Kitchen

Sean Kitchen is the assistant editor for the Raging Chicken Press, in Pennsylvania. The Raging Chicken Press was created as a response to Gov. Scott Walker's attacks on public sector unions in Wisconsin and Gov. Tom Corbett's "cradle to the grave" destruction of public education in Pennsylvania. Sean is a union activist and environmentalist from Philadelphia, and is involved in grassroots activism with Put People First! PA and Occupy Philadelphia / Wall Street.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Sean Kitchen

U.S.

Dark-money groups building campaign for “right to work” in Pa.
January 24, 2014 By Sean Kitchen
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The never-ending push for right to work (for less) legislation in Pennsylvania is on the move again, but this time there's more of a tangible campaign targeting the conservative base.
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Labor

Philadelphia charter school teachers rally for unionization
August 14, 2013 By Sean Kitchen
"Having the support of parents, alumni, teachers, and community groups means so much. We are forming a union to provide a better education for our students."
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U.S.

Obama’s student loan plan: Short-term gains, no solutions
April 23, 2013 By Sean Kitchen
With the economy still "depressed" and student debt at an all-time high, policymakers and students should be discussing reforms to the way interest rates are calculated.
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Opinion

Cliff diving – new normal for Pennsylvania higher ed?
March 20, 2013 By Sean Kitchen
There is an adage that goes, "once is an accident, twice is a trend." With regards to the cliff funding, that adage is being perpetrated.
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Labor

Exchange students walk off the job at McDonald’s
March 7, 2013 By Sean Kitchen
These students are finally ready to tell McDonald's, "Enough!"
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