Naomi Walker is the assistant to the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, writes the “9 to 5” column for In These Times.
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The Entire Public Sector Is About to Be Put on Trial
The Right's assault on public-sector workers is an assault on the public sector itself.
Naomi Walker
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The Racist Agenda Behind the Now-Dead ‘Friedrichs’ Supreme Court Case
A negative ruling would have led to a closing of the on-ramp to the middle class for women and people of color.
Naomi Walker