Puerto Rican Labor Struggle: Teachers Vote Against Joining SEIU

We’re joined now by two guests. Rafael Feliciano is the president of the Teachers Federation of Puerto Rico or FMPR. He joins us on the telephone from San Juan.

We’re also joined from Boston by veteran labor organizer and reporter Steve Early who’s been closely following the debates in Puerto Rico. For 27 years, he was an organizer for the Communications Workers of America and his forthcoming book is called “Embedded With Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home.”

We invited representatives from SEIU to come on the show but they declined.

Rafael Feliciano, president of the Teachers Federation of Puerto Rico, or FMPR. He joins us on the telephone from San Juan.

Steve Early, labor journalist who’s been closely following the debates in Puerto Rico. For twenty-seven years, he was an organizer for the Communications Workers of America, and his forthcoming book is called Embedded with Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home.

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