There are new developments in Wisconsin and elsewhere in the US.
First, immigrant workers have started to rally in support of the public workers and against the Walker budget, which includes the banning of in-state tuition for immigrant students, as well as the widely-publicized outlawing of public worker unions and massive cuts in public worker pay. There was a rally organized by the Immigrant Workers Union this morning in Madison.
Second, a major group of unions, union’s officials and activists have come out in Wisconsin against all concessions and rallied this evening behind the demands for NO cuts or concessions. Previously, some public worker union leaders in Wisconsin had said the unions would agree to the drastic 8-10% cuts in take-home pay proposed in the Walker bill if the attacks on collective bargaining rights were removed. Now, a coalition initiated by the National Nurses United is fighting nationally against all further concessions. In Wisconsin, nurses’ unions, joined by the Presidents of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, and the South Central Federation of Labor, among other officials, called the rally tonight refusing all cuts.
The last rally in Madison drew 100,000--the largest demonstration there in decades.
This is the sort of escalation of the struggle, both in demands and in support, that workers need to win. Tomorrow evening, at the NJ Worker and Immigrant Rights Coalition meeting in Newark we will be discussing how we can help join the immigrant workers and public workers battles here in NJ and spread the fights to resist all cuts and concessions. Rather than cuts, we need a massive expansion of the public sector—a massive public works program!
Here in NJ a support rally drew about 5,000 people. In Ohio, where another bill outlawing public unions is being considered there have been mass protests.
First, immigrant workers have started to rally in support of the public workers and against the Walker budget, which includes the banning of in-state tuition for immigrant students, as well as the widely-publicized outlawing of public worker unions and massive cuts in public worker pay. There was a rally organized by the Immigrant Workers Union this morning in Madison.
Second, a major group of unions, union’s officials and activists have come out in Wisconsin against all concessions and rallied this evening behind the demands for NO cuts or concessions. Previously, some public worker union leaders in Wisconsin had said the unions would agree to the drastic 8-10% cuts in take-home pay proposed in the Walker bill if the attacks on collective bargaining rights were removed. Now, a coalition initiated by the National Nurses United is fighting nationally against all further concessions. In Wisconsin, nurses’ unions, joined by the Presidents of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, and the South Central Federation of Labor, among other officials, called the rally tonight refusing all cuts.
The last rally in Madison drew 100,000--the largest demonstration there in decades.
This is the sort of escalation of the struggle, both in demands and in support, that workers need to win. Tomorrow evening, at the NJ Worker and Immigrant Rights Coalition meeting in Newark we will be discussing how we can help join the immigrant workers and public workers battles here in NJ and spread the fights to resist all cuts and concessions. Rather than cuts, we need a massive expansion of the public sector—a massive public works program!
Here in NJ a support rally drew about 5,000 people. In Ohio, where another bill outlawing public unions is being considered there have been mass protests.
Sun Jun 02, 2019 3:20 am by luxemburguista
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