[lbo-talk] Wisconsin labor

Joshua Morey amvojo at gmail.com
Mon Feb 14 15:36:25 PST 2011


http://m.theawl.com/2011/02/wisconsins-war-on-unions-coming-soon-to-a-town-near-you

What is noteworthy about the national guard threat is not so much what it might mean for protestors (although that certainly is worrisome) but what it might mean for striking workers. One of the items in governor walker's "budget repair bill" is a stipulation that any employee who misses work due to strike or slowdown may be terminated - the role of the national guard isn't so much to quell protest but to mitigate the effects of mass terminations, effectively trapping dissatisfied wisconsin workers in a catch-22.

It's a genius plan, really.

Wish us "sconnies" luck!



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