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REACT

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Forum for combating negative portrayals of labour activism in media.

Have a bone to pick? This is the forum for Unionbook to collectively REACT

(if Concerned Mothers for America can do it, so can we.)

Members: 6
Latest Activity: Nov 3, 2011

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REACT: Write Back, Fight Back

Recent coverage of public sector unions in The Economist provoked me to start up a new group, REACT. I figured that it is time for us to participate in media, defend our position and write back, collectively.

This is the forum where you can share your frustrations with media depictions of collective bargaining, trade unionism or labour activism and call on all for assistance.

As a broadcaster, media analyst, public relations and communications worker, I say it is time for us to rehabilitate the public image of labour, and it has to start now.

Discussion Forum

LabourStart Correspondants. If you don't understand what you're reading, don't post it !

I've been looking after the French pages of LabourStart for some years now and it's always annoying to find a news headline posted in French by a correspondant who obviously doesn't understand the…Continue

Started by Andy Funnell Nov 3, 2011.

Wisconsin Battleground: Milwaukee Teachers accused of receiving over $100,000 of salary and benefits

Attack on Milwaukee Teachers and their salary & benefits packages is clearly indicated here: …Continue

Tags: Milwaukee, teachers, benefits, Wisconsin, bargaining

Started by lana fargis Feb 25, 2011.

REACT to The Economist: Public-sector unions have had a good few decades. Has their luck run out?

REACT to this article: http://www.economist.com/node/17849199 Summary: Unionized public service workers are blamed for failing state and municipal…Continue

Tags: media, REACT, comments, pensions, Economist

Started by lana fargis Jan 14, 2011.