No matter what happens between now and the 2012 presidential election, poor and middle-class Blacks have a great deal to be concerned about. RELATED: Top 5 MLK speeches The current political battle against teachers in Wisconsin is a Reaganesque assault on unionized government workers. The private sector is watching closely and licking its chops. The […]
Wisconsin — New polls have emerged that show a majority of Wisconsin voters oppose Governor Walker and agree with the protestors in support of the unions. Related: Top 9 Must See Black Films The poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research showed 51 percent of Wisconsin voters disapprove of the job Walker is doing in […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 28 Minutes. Audio©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Labor unions and working men and women are under attack from conservative Republican Governors and legislators. On Afternoons with Amos, Lee Saunders, Secretary/Treasurer of AFSCME, the highest profile African-American in the national labor movement, discussed the protests in Wisconsin (he has been on the ground […]
Wisconsin — Union protests are continuing in Wisconsin as Govenor Scott Walker is threatening major budget cuts that will affect many union workers. Related: WBW Honors Richard Wright Cars we loved way back when This morning on Fox News, Walker told Obama to “stay out of the state’s business” after Obama’s comment that Wisconsin is […]
