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Category: Recall Elections
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The year 2011 was remarkable for two incidents that foretell the future as people struggle for economic equality in the United States. The first was the February and March uprising of workers in Wisconsin to preserve their right for public employee collective bargaining as well as to express their general concern with the attacks upon…
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Our recent blog, “Is Labor Losing the Battle for the Public Mind” has generated some interesting comments and ideas. Fortunately, none of them spent time playing the “blame game” on the failure to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but focused upon how working people and unions should respond to turn the tide. You can see…
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As I write this, it has been more than 24 hours since the network declared Scott Walker the winner over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the Wisconsin recall elections – enough time to digest the hurt and to put the loss into perspective. Don’t despair, this will not be another lament or excuse for the…
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After the recall elections lastTuesday night (Aug. 9), one conclusion and only one is clear: the glass is half-full . . . or, is it half-empty? The truth is that both Democrats and their progressive partners and Republicans and their corporate partners will have reason for hope and despair from the elections. If you read…
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“Solidarity of marchers and the Wisconsin 14 fed off each other, creating unbeatable force in opposing Gov. Scott Walker’s antiunion and antipeople policies.
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