Right after Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker made a complete ass of himself, and revealed that he never had any intention to bargain in good faith (a distinct violation of federal labor law), the Wisconsin General Assembly voted to strip public sector employees of their collective bargaining rights.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41774032/ns/us_news
The Ohio School Facilities Commission voted NOT to pay prevailing union rates on school construction. They said they won’t even entertain a bid that includes prevailing wages. If they’re getting any federal funding, they’re violating the Davis-Bacon Act.
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=cincinnati&sParam=35878585.story
What ever happened to the rule of law? Not to mention common decency?
Noam Chomsky said it best the other day, in an interview with Amy Goodman On Democracy Now!
“When you’re a criminal state, it doesn’t matter”.
In the mean time, I’m heading to the gym to burn off some anger. Then I’m working on trying to set up a website to keep tabs on breaking labor issues around the country. I’ve never set one up before, so this should be fun. I’ll post a picture after I pull all of my hair out. Later.
Oh, BTW, the domain I’ve registered is www.americangeneralstrike.com
The story out of Ohio is a new one for me. There is a concerted effort to degrade what is commonly acknowledged as a "living wage" in America.
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