FreshEd #161 – Red State Revolt (Eric Blanc)

Teachers are striking across America. From Arizon…

An episode of the FreshEd podcast, hosted by FreshEd with Will Brehm, titled "FreshEd #161 – Red State Revolt (Eric Blanc)" was published on June 30, 2019 and runs 31 minutes.

June 30, 2019 ·31m · FreshEd

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Summary

Teachers are striking across America. From Arizona to Oklahoma to West Virginia, teachers are not simply demanding higher pay. They are also demanding better learning conditions for students and better working conditions for all state employees. And they are succeeding. Many of these industrial workplace actions are taking place in states that have passed right-to-work laws, meaning workers cannot be compelled to join a union or pay union dues as a condition of employment. The strikes are also happening in the states that Trump won in 2016. So what does this mean for public education generally and the 2020 US presidential election? My guest today is Eric Blanc, the author of the new book Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics (Verso 2019). Eric is a journalist and a former high school teacher and has followed the on-the-ground developments of the Los Angeles, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, Denver, and Oakland public education strikes. A transcript of today's episode can be found at: www.freshedpodcast.com/Blanc Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: [email protected]