Union Negotiations at WMU, Poverty in Michigan, July 2024: ”Weeks Where Decades Happen,” and More

After a much needed hiatus we open with a story about frustration coming from the WMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors about their negotiations with the university administration in regards to transparency in health-care costs.

 

We then look at several Michigan stories. The much reviled "gay/trans" panic legal defense has been banned in Michigan, a worker at a Dexter Stamping plant near Jackson was killed, and an article zooming in on rising poverty in the mitten.

 

Lawrence joins us to discuss the forthcoming U.S. senate primary which is poised to be contest between a grassroots progressive from Detroit versus a centrist, C.I.A. Democrat.

 

We spend the rest of hour talking about the news that was in July 2024- to quote Lenin "there are weeks where decades happen." 

 

3:50- 11:30 WMU AAUP Alleges Lack of Transparency on Health-Care Costs in University Negotiations

 

11:35- 17:20 Michigan Bans Gay/ Trans "Panic" Defense

 

18:00- 23:20 Worker Killed at Michigan Based Dexter Stamping Plant

 

24:30- 34:00 41% of Michiganders Living in Poverty

 

36:00- 58:30 U.S. Senate Primary in Michigan: Hill Harper vs. Elissa "CIA" Slotkin

 

58:30- 1:51:50 July 2024: There Are Weeks Where Decades Happen. 
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SOURCES/ FURTHER READING

Negotiations at Western Michigan University: the Administration’s questionable tactics
https://thewmuaaup.com/2024/07/25/negotiations-at-western-michigan-university-the-administrations-questionable-tactics/

 

Michigan bans gay and trans panic defense in criminal cases
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/26/michigan-bans-gay-trans-panic-defense/74555409007/

 

Worker killed by falling equipment at Michigan stamping plant slated for closure
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/07/26/pgan-j26.html

 

Michigan mired in poverty, with 41 percent living paycheck to paycheck
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/07/22/xvnj-j22.html

 

Our interview with WSWS Reporter Patrick Martin on The CIA Democrats (Elissa Slotkin)
https://youtu.be/YghX5WQCVSU?si=BDKFew6QjK_6YPKG

 

Episode from 1/23/19 Discussing Kamala Harris' Track Record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg8L_nu2QSg

 

Tensions Brew In Teamsters After Leader Speaks At RNC, Endorses Anti-LGBTQ+ Views
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/tensions-brew-in-teamsters-after