Militant teachers union in Puerto Rico heads off raid

[1]Redeye

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December 22, 2008

summary:

The Service Employees International Union lost their battle to represent 36,000 teachers in Puerto Rico.

Artist: Steve Early [2]
Title: Teachers union fights off raid [3]
Album: Redeye: Vancouver Cooperative Radio [4]
Genre: Interview [5]
Year: 2008 [6]
Length: 11:51 minutes (10.86 MB)
Format: Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

Following a 10-day, island-wide public school strike a year ago, the Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico lost its legal recognition. This set the stage for a raid by what Puerto Rican teachers call a company union backed by the SEIU. Steve Early is a Boston-based labour journalist. He tells the story of the U.S. union's unsuccessful attempt to take over the FMPR.

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