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Listeners weigh in on NATO involvement in Libya & Gov. Rick Scott's calls to re-examine tenure for college profs

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Tags: Rick Scott, tenure, higher education, Libya, NATO

On Wednesday's Last Call, listeners wanted to talk about two main topics.

One was the role of NATO in Libya.

The other was Florida Governor Rick Scott's call to re-examine whether colleges and universities should offer professors tenure.

Working people critical of Governor and Legislature

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Tags: unions, Rick Scott, payroll deductions, merit pay, teachers, FCAT, tenure, BP, Jean Clements, Cheryl Shroeder, Stephen Sarnoff, Ann Vanek-Dasovich, labor

Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll hear from local labor activists who are concerned about anti-union proposals being pushed by the Governor and being passed by the state legislature.

Our guests are: Jean Clements, President, Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association; Stephen Sarnoff, President, Communication Workers (CWA) 3179, represents city workers in Pinellas and Pasco Counties; Cheryl Schroeder, Executive Director, West Central Florida Fed...