2011-02-17, 11:42 AM
@AnonymousMoose: No sign of them yet. That's definitely the most chilling aspect of this entire debacle.
To clarify for others, our governor also said on Friday that, basically, if vital public employees to various communities went on mass strikes in opposition to the passage of the bill, if it passes, he would use the National Guard to "maintain order." Because clearly stripping working class citizens of their rights in the workplace and then forcing them continue their jobs under threat of arrest or worse is democracy at its finest.
@peachenCamero: The main issue here is the assault on the rights in the work place of public employees. As Obama said yesterday when he addressed the tensions in Wisconsin, this bill appears to be an attempt to disrupt unions. He added that in times like these people need to come to terms with "hard financial realities," and provided an anecdote about his two year salary freeze for federal employees. That's a viable, long-term option for dealing with employees. Stripping them of rights they've had for over 50 years is not. Such a fix would be short term as well, as in the long run you risk massive issues, such as, to name a few, working professionals quitting their jobs and leaving the state.
To clarify for others, our governor also said on Friday that, basically, if vital public employees to various communities went on mass strikes in opposition to the passage of the bill, if it passes, he would use the National Guard to "maintain order." Because clearly stripping working class citizens of their rights in the workplace and then forcing them continue their jobs under threat of arrest or worse is democracy at its finest.
@peachenCamero: The main issue here is the assault on the rights in the work place of public employees. As Obama said yesterday when he addressed the tensions in Wisconsin, this bill appears to be an attempt to disrupt unions. He added that in times like these people need to come to terms with "hard financial realities," and provided an anecdote about his two year salary freeze for federal employees. That's a viable, long-term option for dealing with employees. Stripping them of rights they've had for over 50 years is not. Such a fix would be short term as well, as in the long run you risk massive issues, such as, to name a few, working professionals quitting their jobs and leaving the state.