[lbo-talk] Chicago mayor takes legal action over strike

[Wythe Holt jr.]

The US judiciary is indeed very bad, as many jurisdictional and substantive doctrines prevent the airing of big issues, while the appointment process ensures bias and unfairness amongst the judges.  But, with respect, I think the media and the educational institutions are more important in preventing progressive change.

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Subject: [lbo-talk] Chicago mayor takes legal action over strike

 
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/09/20129171343235851.html

"State law expressly prohibits the CTU from striking over non-economic
issues, such as layoff and recall policies, teacher
evaluations, class sizes and the length of the school day and year.
The CTU's repeated statements and recent advertising campaign have
made clear that these are exactly the subjects over which the CTU is
striking," the school district said in a statement.

[WS:]  Those who bitch about Obama and DP take note.  It is the
judicial system - not the presidency or even legislative bodies - that
is the main obstacle to instituting any meaningful progressive reforms
in this country.

-- 
Wojtek

"An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."
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