Mass terminations are even better than strikes. What, they're going to lay off all the teachers all at once? And then the national guard will teach in the schools? I think not.
If the workers stand together, it will not work. It will result in massive losses of money: first to replace the workers (not possible) and secondly to pay the national guard to watch the debacle. That's stupidity squared.
Joanna
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua Morey" <amvojo at gmail.com> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 3:36:25 PM Subject: [lbo-talk] Wisconsin labor
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.
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