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Why the New Economy Shrinks the Middle Class and How We Let It Happen

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Why the New Economy Shrinks the Middle Class and How We Let It Happen
“Be grateful for whatever you get, this is the new economy.” Andrew Ross, San Francisco Chronicle. Andy Ross actually wrote this in his weekly Sunday column on October 13, 2013 to Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) union workers. We’ve become a nation of accepters and I don’t mean that in a...

BART Unions’ Messaging War

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BART Unions’ Messaging War
A few weeks ago on this blog, FX (Crowley) wrote about the BART strike that was, and his perspective on the continued labor dispute. He concluded that the mainstream media has been overly biased toward BART management. Since then, SEIU’s president announced that if BART’s approach to bargaining...

How BART Prepared for a Union Strike

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How BART Prepared for a Union Strike
When two of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System‘s (BART) largest labor unions went on strike last week, BART management was prepared. There is a playbook on anticipating a crisis, and BART management has followed this to the “T.” In the “Media Training Bible,” author and media relations...