Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

From Diane Bukowski, editor of VOD, and for 20 years a union leader with AFSCME Local 457:  It is with a heavy heart that I publish this notice. I was just informed yesterday that Leamon Wilson, President of AFSCME Local … Continue reading →

 Contract includes unlimited charges for work, including asset sales Brushes off “conflict of interest” re: Jones Day’s representation of most city creditors Bars affirmative action in hiring, including U.S. EO 11246 compliance Refuses to comply with  “ban the box” city … Continue reading →

  Much of Detroit’s streets look like this one in Highland Park, which shows Cassandra Cabil at her home after Highland Park cut a deal with DTE to remove half the city’s street lights. Under a new Public Lighting Authority, … Continue reading →

  By G. Dunkel on March 1, 2013 (VOD: The Detroit City Council is to vote Tues. April 9 at 10 a.m. on a costly “debt-restructuring” contract with Jones Day, the world’s third largest law firm, whose clients include most … Continue reading →

Uploaded by DetroitEvolution (VOD editor Diane Bukowski: Thanks to those brave souls who held this slowdown on Tigers’ opening day April 5. I have personal sympathies based on the fact that I work part-time in a downtown location squarely in … Continue reading →

By Richard (RJ) Eskow 04/07/2013 Falling income. Unaffordable colleges. A dying middle class. Young people without hope. The greatest economic inequality in modern history. And yet, in the midst of the Long Depression, we’re told that the president intends to … Continue reading →

New Food & Water Watch Analysis Highlights Public Costs Associated With Water System Privatization Deals April 4, 2013 Contact: Tia Lebherz, Food & Water Watch, (313) 486-1356 tlebherz@fwwatch.org Detroit, Mich. – As Emergency Financial Manager Kevyn Orr works to balance … Continue reading →

   OCCUPY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2.0 The Battle for Public Schools From United Opt Out National April 4, 2013 Folks can tune in to Detroit’s participation on Saturday April 6 (Helen Moore, leader of Keep the Vote No … Continue reading →

 Bond project manager claims sites are safe based on inspection by “3rd party” environmental hygienist DPS admits no removal of contaminated soil was done before constructing Prop S schools Community fears sites remain dangerous to children and families By Diane Bukowski … Continue reading →

By Elena Herrada (Notes) Monday, April 1, 2013 at 10:31pm The elected Detroit School Board members face a new Emergency Manager law, PA 436, which replaces the one the voters repealed. Despite the fact that the language of the ballot … Continue reading →