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Articles by Jeffrey Lichtenstein
Broad Alliance Ousts Racist Memphis D.A.
Without the hard work of a pro-democracy alliance last year, the police officers who murdered Tyre Nichols most likely would not be facing trial. The former district attorney of Shelby County, Amy Weirich gained notoriety as one of the most punitive, racist prosecutors in the country, while always letting cops off easy.
Broad Alliance Ousts Racist Memphis D.A.
Without the hard work of a pro-democracy alliance last year, the police officers who murdered Tyre Nichols most likely would not be facing trial. The former district attorney of Shelby County, Amy Weirich gained notoriety as one of the most punitive, racist prosecutors in the country, while always letting cops off easy.
CWA Communications Workers of America : Tennessee Campus Workers Foil Billionaire Governor's Outsourcing Scheme
This article was originally published in Labor Notes and is republished with permission. Two years ago Tennessee's billionaire governor Bill Haslam, then the richest elected politician in the country (now it's Trump), quietly initiated the largest and most radical restructuring of public services in the state's history. His plan was designed in secret and written as an executive action, deliberately excluding legislators and the public.
Campus Workers Unmask Scheme to Privatize All Tennessee Property
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam's privatization scheme would have cost the jobs of 1 in 5 state workers. (Photo: Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce / Flickr) Every state has a procurement office. Have you checked what yours is up to? In Tennessee it was through this office, charged with overseeing the state's purchases and contracts, that Governor Bill Haslam concocted the biggest privatization scheme you've never heard of.
Campus Workers Unmask Scheme to Privatize All Tennessee Property
Every state has a procurement office. Have you checked what yours is up to? In Tennessee it was through this office, charged with overseeing the state’s purchases and contracts, that Governor Bill Haslam concocted the biggest privatization scheme you’ve never heard of. And he would have gotten away with it, too—if it weren’t for a tough campus-workers union that discovered his plans and launched a raucous fight.
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