Wisconsin Questions: How long can this go on? Which side are you on? | blue cheddar.

Wisconsin Questions: How long can this go on? Which side are you on? | blue cheddar.

"And “this” has transformed itself from protests at the Capitol building to hundreds of protests around the state of Wisconsin, recalls against 8 Republicans Senators (1 of which has already turned in its required signatures), and a come-from-behind candidate who has won an election she was not wagered to win 6 months ago: Joanne Kloppenburg our newest Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.

Scott Walker is next. Enough votes were cast in yesterday’s usually sleepy spring election to recall our governor. This would be only the 3rd time it will occur in U.S. history."

Video: US Uncut's National Day of Action | The Nation

Video: US Uncut's National Day of Action | The Nation

"Video and photos from US Uncut’s 40 nationwide protests are beginning to come in. Perhaps the liveliest chapter is US Uncut DC whose 100+ members shut down a Bank of America branch on Saturday. Reportedly, the bank managers pulled a fire alarm as action began at the protest. This is not the first time the franchise has successfully shut down BoA’s operations."

Boston Review — Thomas Kochan: Protective Bargaining (Wisconsin, labor union protests)

Boston Review — Thomas Kochan: Protective Bargaining (Wisconsin, labor union protests)

"Thomas A. Kochan is George M. Bunker Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research.
What happened in Wisconsin was, to some extent, foreseeable: American workers have suffered a steady decline in labor policy. We have allowed worker rights to erode in the private sector without recognizing the consequences, let alone protesting. Now we see the same thing happening baldly and suddenly in the public sector. The 100,000 people who hit the streets of Madison may provide the shock needed to see this problem clearly and to act."

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Boston Review — Thomas Kochan (MIT) : Protective Bargaining (Wisconsin, labor union protests) http://bit.ly/fDL0S2