Ben Sears

Ben Sears is a retired teacher and AFT member in Philadelphia. He is the author, as John Bennett Sears, of the book "The Electrical Unions and the Cold War" (International Publishers 2019).

LATEST ARTICLES BY Ben Sears

Politics

Elected officials and unions urge HEROES Act passage; blast Trump and McConnell
September 3, 2020 By Ben Sears
The event was part of the nationwide “Day of Action” initiated by the AFT to call attention to the urgent need for the White House and Senate to move on passage of the HEROES Act.
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Environment

American Federation of Teachers endorses Green New Deal
September 1, 2020 By Ben Sears
The union is now one of four national unions that have endorsed the GND.
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Labor

Union marchers tell American Airlines: “Healthcare is a human right!”
October 28, 2019 By Ben Sears
The chants resonated across busy lanes of rush hour traffic as a dense, boisterous crowd of American Airlines workers and supporters rallied to call for quality affordable healthcare.
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U.S.

Philly labor hosts first ever “Workers’ Presidential Summit”
September 24, 2019 By Ben Sears
Last spring Pat Eiding, President of the Philadelphia AFL-CIO Council, urged his members to start getting ready for the 2020 Presidential campaign.
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World

Veteran Communist activist Rita “Rookie” Perna wins prestigious Mandela Award
September 25, 2018 By Ben Sears
Previous recipients have included Native American activist and political prisoner Leonard Peltier, the Cuban Five, and Philadelphia health care activist Sylvia Metzler.
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U.S.

Philadelphia announces plans to cancel contract with ICE
August 8, 2018 By Ben Sears
Immigrant rights activists have long argued, and the mayor confirmed, that ICE has been using info from an arrest database to target immigrants.
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Labor

Philadelphia area labor: ‘Janus won’t stop us!’
June 28, 2018 By Ben Sears
“Our power is in the workers' movement,” said Dan Symonds, a teacher and rank-and-file member of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.
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Labor

Big rally in Philly against Janus attack on union organizing rights
February 26, 2018 By Ben Sears
A dense crowd of workers and their allies loudly proclaimed their support for union organizing rights.
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