Wisconsin's courageous state senators joining protesters to block the Republican attack

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Amazing. Inspiring. This is what people power can do.

When Republican Governor Scott Walker attacked state workers and threatened to call out the National Guard if they protested, it sparked a popular uprising in Wisconsin. And now the extreme proposal to take collective bargaining rights away from public employees is temporarily blocked as a result of mass protests.

Tens of thousands of people — including members of CREDO Action — have been out in the streets and in the Rotunda in Madison, Wisconsin. Students and citizens are protesting in solidarity with nurses, teachers and workers.

And the people are not alone. Instead of caving to the opposition, their elected representatives are fighting with them. In fact, Democratic state senators boldly left the state in order to deny Republicans the quorum they need to pass Governor Walker's radical anti-worker, anti-union bill.

As long as every Democratic state senator refuses to go to the capitol, a vote cannot be held.
Thank the Wisconsin 14 — the Democratic state senators who have fled Wisconsin to block Gov. Walker's attack on workers. Click here to automatically sign your name. (https://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7158&id=16877-608527-9iwBXVx&t=9)

Wisconsin state Senator Chris Larson, who is one of the senators in hiding, laid out the stakes in an open letter and asked for our support:


The ability to organize and get fair treatment are qualities that built our country... If this bill moves forward in Wisconsin, rights in all America we have grown to take for granted will no longer be so reliable... If this passes here, it will pass in your state... It is an unprecedented attack on workers, their communities and our tradition of working with labor to move our state forward... I am seeking your support for the fight ahead of us.

Larson, and his fellow Democratic senators, are literally working to evade capture by state police in order to prevent this radical attack on public workers. He's asked for our support.

Let's show the Wisconsin 14 that we wholeheartedly support their actions and offer our profound thanks for their leadership in this fight. Clicking here will automatically sign your name. (https://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7158&id=16877-608527-9iwBXVx&t=10)

Too often our elected representatives refuse to lead. But Wisconsin is proving that big things can happen when our elected officials work together with committed activists and fight back.

All 14 Democratic state senators are holed up outside the reach of the State Troopers who are working on orders of the Governor to forcibly return them to the capitol. If even one Democratic state senator is returned to the capitol, Republicans will be able to pass Gov. Walker's bill. Not only that, but Republicans are organizing recall efforts to throw them out of office. The Wisconsin 14 need to hear encouragement from progressives nationwide. Let's show them resounding support for their actions.

Thank Wisconsin's 14 Democratic state senators and tell them they have your support. Click here to automatically sign your name. (https://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=7158&id=16877-608527-9iwBXVx&t=11)

Our teachers, nurses and other public workers wouldn't have the chance to fight for their rights without the bravery of these Wisconsin state senators. I'm proud to have grown up in Wisconsin. I received an excellent education from its public schools and was raised in a working-class community that valued the contributions of every citizen. Wisconsin would not be the great state it is without the work of thousands of people who have dedicated their lives to public service.

Thank you for taking action in solidarity with the uprising in Wisconsin.
Mark Anthony Dingbaum, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets (https://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=11&id=16877-608527-9iwBXVx&t=12)

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Amazing. Inspiring. This is what people power can do.

. And now the extreme proposal to take collective bargaining rights away from public employees is temporarily blocked as a result of mass protests.

Our teachers, nurses and other public workers wouldn't have the chance to fight for their rights without the bravery of these Wisconsin state senators. I'm proud to have grown up in Wisconsin. I received an excellent education from its public schools and was raised in a working-class community that valued the contributions of every citizen. Wisconsin would not be the great state it is without the work of thousands of people who have dedicated their lives to public service.

Thank you for taking action in solidarity with the uprising in Wisconsin.
Mark Anthony Dingbaum, Campaign Manage

Just remember: this is a NOT big for-profit company padding it's revenue on the backs of workers. from real politic:

Roosevelt's reign certainly was the bright dawn of modern unionism. The legal and administrative paths that led to 35% of the nation's workforce eventually unionizing by a mid-1950s peak were laid by Roosevelt.
But only for the private sector. Roosevelt openly opposed bargaining rights for government unions.
"The process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service," Roosevelt wrote in 1937 to the National Federation of Federal Employees. Yes, public workers may demand fair treatment, wrote Roosevelt. But, he wrote, "I want to emphasize my conviction that militant tactics have no place" in the public sector. "A strike of public employees manifests nothing less than an intent on their part to prevent or obstruct the operations of Government."


Look at the private sector: you get social security and a 401 K (if you're fortunate, your boss kicks in a few bucks). NO ONE in a private sector job gets to retire at 55. How can anyone justify taxing private sector individuals to support these pensions? No, let's not show we support the idea that someone can work just 25 or 30 years of an 85 year life, and expect everyone else to pay their way.