Kudos to those public servants, as well as their friends and supporters in Wisconsin who are fighting against the wholesale gutting of their collective bargaining rights by radical conservatives. Wisconsin has a strong history of labor rights including being first state in the nation to allow collective bargaining by state employees.
Governor Scott Walker and the GOP are completely on the wrong side of the equation on this topic. Asking employees to contribute more is only fair if the pain and sacrifice is being shared by all, including the rich. Even worse is the cowardly and sneaky tactic of using a weak economy as a ruse for gutting collective bargaining rights.
Added kudos go to those Wisconsin Senate democrats who are boycotting the capitol so a vote cannot take place. A brilliant tactic that is seriously ballsy.
Even if you are not a union worker this attempt to gut labor laws affects you. Do you really think employers are going to put their employees ahead of greed and profits if there is no longer the risk of them forming or joining a union? They may not be perfect, but unions form an important protective barrier that helps limit abusive and illegal actions on the part of employers.
On Wisconsin, we progressives support your on-going fight against the radical GOP conservative puppets and their wealthy benefactors. In light of the on-going political battle in Madison, the last verse of Wisconsin’s famous fight song seems particularly ironic:
“On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!
Stand up, Badgers, sing!
‘Forward’ is our driving spirit,
Loyal voices ring.
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!
Raise her glowing flame
Stand, Fellows, let us now
Salute her name!”
In a state whose motto is “Forward,” now is the time to put the brakes on the radical conservatives twisted agenda to turn back time. The race to the bottom must stop!
Like this:
Like Loading...
Read Full Post »
Okay Wisconsin. Can’t think up anything innovative about your own state, so you try to steal a part of Michigan’s identity (see weblink to USA Today). At best your state resembles a fist with the pinky finger sticking out, but it hardly resembles a mitten like Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. You folks must be overdosing on Packermania. Stick to Cheeseheads and stay out of our territory. Here’s a few alternatives to consider:
Rick Brown
