Fred Klonsky is a retired art teacher and the former president of the Park Ridge Education Association. He blogs at preaprez.wordpress.com.
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Labor
Will the NEA Endorse Hillary Clinton Over Bernie Sanders Without Asking for Anything in Return?
Fred Klonsky
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Why I Introduced a Motion Against the Confederate Flag at the NEA Convention
Fred Klonsky
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Comics
Rahm’s New Image: Mr. Warmth
Fred Klonsky
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Labor
UNITE HERE Considers Itself Progressive. So Why Is the Union Standing with Rahm Emanuel?
Fred Klonsky
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I Didn’t Vote for Pat Quinn, Because He’s Trying to Destroy My Pension
Fred Klonsky