Well, sociologically speaking, that might have been likely...if the right hadn't already exhausted their political clout fighting for the benefit of their political corporate benefactors by fighting health care reform! The delicious irony is that, since the right caused so many pointless protests back in November, the left now gets to take the opportunity to rise up against the right!
There could be no more justice in this situation. The teabaggers, whether they realize it or not, were protesting in favor of corporate oligarchy taking over our democratic system. And it backfired. The anti-worker bill will be defeated in Wisconsin, and the sentiment will spread to Florida, New Jersey, and Indiana.
Note to the teabagger-minded:
- Union workers DO pay taxes. The value of their labor is subtracted from their paycheck in order to equal exactly what a private worker would pay.
- Plus, the workers already accepted a cut on wages and benefits. The Governor still refuses to negotiate. The remainder of the debate is about collective bargaining, or basically the right of the union to exist at all.
- Some claim that it is the "corrupt Union Bosses" versus the Koch bros. All I can say is that it is not the union bosses out protesting in 20 degree weather. It's the hardworking American people.
Great correlation with Le Miz and the current political problems. It doesn't help that the government is so damn closed-minded that they're unwilling to listen or negotiate.
ReplyDeleteIf I were in the state senate in Wisconsin, I would have done exactly what the Dems did. Walk out.
If you're not willing to negotiate or bend, then this is the only way to get a point across. Bravo to those who are unwilling to stand for it.
and we are all being affected by the crisis.
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i disagree on the value of union labor is greater then nonunionized. Infact i think we get less work out of an union laborer then a non-union labor on top of arround 25% higher pay wage.
ReplyDeleteend unions and boost worker rights across the board
Just like everything this also has its own pros and cons
ReplyDeleteI disagree. Government worker unions are basically hiring their own boss. That's never good for business.
ReplyDelete@Sidewayz You would get the best "value" labor out of a slave.
ReplyDeleteThis protest is a good thing. Though unfortunately it doesn't benefit our corporate overlords so it doesn't get much media coverage...
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ReplyDelete@Sidewayz You're judging by a historical precedent set by the American system, which still prospered until the civil war. How about slave breeders? How about other systems in which slaves are free, taken as prisoners and the like?
ReplyDeleteyet you made the analogy of slavery to anti-union. as for slave breeders the upfront investment is the food and board till viable working age along with the down time from working for the near term mothers. If you mean the prisoners sold into the slave trade by africans captured during war, u have the costs associated with the waging of the war in terms of resources and potential loss of life and lessened trade between tribes. But none of this is relevent to the idea of anti-unionism.
ReplyDeleteWe were talking about the value of labor, a topic in which slavery is relevant. I notice you limit your analogy to severely specific historical precedents, namely the American slavery system. You need to realize that, despite the meager amount it took to capture and buy these slaves, the system flourished and only was ended by a moral and political maneuver. The fact remains that the best labor would come from workers who were paid nothing at all, and were left to fend for themselves in terms of currency and survival.
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