South Central Federation of Labor endorses a general strike!!!

[Omaha Steve]

This just broke. No idea if this is true. It would be illegal. This from a right to work state.

http://ricksmithshow.com/south-central-federation-labor-endorses-general-strike.

Submitted by Rick Smith on February 21, 2011 - 11:15pm.

Around 10:50PM Wisconsin Time on February 21st the South Central Federation of Labor endorsed the following motions:

Motion 1: The SCFL endorses a general strike, possibly for the day Walker signs his “budget repair bill,” and requests the Education Committee immediately begin educating affiliates and members on the organization and function of a general strike.

Motion 2: The SCFL goes on record as opposing all provisions contained in Walker’s “budget repair bill,” including but not limited to, curtailed bargaining rights and reduced wages, benefits, pensions, funding for public education, changes to medical assistance programs, and politicization of state government agencies.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Yep it has

it is gonna a wild strike. wild cat strike...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x478275

If you want to follow some comments.

And if the guv, is willing to break the law.

:hug: my friend, we are indeed watching history.

Oh and all of you see my sig for strike fund. If this goes off... it will be more important than ever.

[patrice]

2. Kick! FB'd & Tweeted nt

[jannyk]

3. Kick & Rec!

[autorank]

4. k*r This would raise the stakes. Ful support

If they can do it state wide, well then, think of the possibilities.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Before you know it I think this is going regional

the speed of this has been mind boggling...

National, we are not there yet... but I can see OH and IND joining

[autorank]

8. Rock on!

Unions are the only reason the rest of the country has health benefits. And their plans are among
the very best now.

I didn't post this here but it's worth a read (check the date;)

http://economicpopulist.org/content/forces-behind-egyptian-revolution

[AdHocSolver]

6. This is not just a union battle, this is a civil rights battle.

The right wing goal is to crush all political opposition.

The unions are the organizing backbone of the Democratic Party.

The Democratic Party relies on "people power" to counteract the "money power" of the corporations.

Unions are the main organizers for Democratic Party candidates to get out the vote. The purpose of the right wing attack on unions is to destroy the Democratic Party as a contender in American politics.

If the right wing is successful, they will turn America into a one-party state run without opposition by a repressive, corrupt, right wing Republican Party.

The battle to prevent this must be won.

[Omaha Steve]

7. This story is now in LBN

I didn't trust this source. It is now on MichaelMoore.com My apology to the radio show.