Tomorrow Organized Labor begins three days of organized protests to Gov. Walker in Wisconsin

[Earth_First]

Let's show the working class families of Wisconsin that Democratic Underground supports them and K&R this thread in SOLIDARITY!

[Luciferous]

1. K&R!

[RagAss]

2. K&R

[socialist_n_TN]

3. Kick...........

Wisconsinites, keep us updated on what's going on.

[snacker]

4. I'll be there on Tuesday...

with hubby, daughter, son, and a family friend. Hope the crowd is large and loud. Now, I just have to think of some really good signs...

[lonestarnot]

6. Yeah Snacker and K & R this thread!

[Earth_First]

7. +1

I know that you folks up in Wisconsin are a hearty breed; however you will have the weather in your favor this week!

Good luck, stay safe!

[Pharaoh]

54. yes!

warmest week since november!

[barbtries]

76. say to go snacker!

:yourock:

[elleng]

5. K & R!

:kick:

[Brickbat]

8. Anything going on in Soup-Town?

I can be there!

[abq e streeter]

9. A long way from Wisconsin, but with you all the way

:fistbump:

[Ellipsis]

10. K&R

[blaze]

11. K&R!!

For working class everywhere!!

[MilesColtrane]

12. Big K&R

Wish I could be there.

[Doctor_J]

13. I wish I could make myself feel

like this will do some good.

[drm604]

14. K&R

:kick:

[Starry Messenger]

15. Fuck yeah!

k&r

[Ellipsis]

16. Union Workers Protest At Republican Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald's Home (kick)

http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/116121859.html

[Moosepoop]

17. K&R!!! n/t

[Scruffy1]

18. Nepotism at work

Fuck Walker and his "business" experience. The truth is that his daddy in law is the CEO of Bemis and set him up in his cozy relationship to manufacture stuff for Bemis that they could easily make themselves. Sound to me like both a rip off of the share holders and the workers.
I hope Wisconsin voters realize their mistake.

[Ellipsis]

22. Lawmakers' father picked to head Wis. state patrol.... A lot of Nepotism

MADISON, Wis. —

Steve Fitzgerald, the father of the two most powerful Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin, will lead the Wisconsin State Patrol, Gov. Scott Walker's administration announced Tuesday.

Fitzgerald said the fact that his sons are Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, didn't affect his appointment or how he will approach the job leading the 640-member patrol.

"I have my own focus and my own agenda and they have theirs," Fitzgerald said in an interview, noting that no questions were raised over the past eight years when he served as U.S. marshal for western Wisconsin while his sons were in politics.

But his appointment to the statewide patrol position only increases and deepens the power and influence of the Fitzgerald family. Both of his sons took on their new leadership roles last month following Republican victories in November that handed the party majority control of both the Senate and Assembly.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-statepatrol,0,2204209.story

[JVS]

19. May they succeed beyond their wildest dreams and topple the government of Wisconsin.

[Doctor_J]

25. I like your thinking, JVS

:thumbsup:

[dotymed]

90. And, may that be the spark

that ignites the peaceful revolution we need.
Mo more haves and have-nots......

[Ellipsis]

20. Area teachers picket in front of local lawmaker Bob Ziegelbauer’s, home

http://www.htrnews.com/article/20110213/MAN0101/110213036/Area-teachers-picket-in-front-of-local-lawmaker-s-home





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[stillwaiting]

21. Good Luck Wisconsin! Wish I could be there to help out!! nt

[hay rick]

23. K&R

[Kingofalldems]

24. K and R For the union

[leftstreet]

26. K&R

[rucky]

27. Give 'em hell, Wisconsin!

[Lisa D]

28. Good luck to them!

K&R

[a la izquierda]

29. solidarity forever!

[babydollhead]

30. kick

[customerserviceguy]

31. It would be nice if you included a link to what you're talking about

Is the governor of Wisconsin attacking families there with guns, or with hand grenades?

[Ellipsis]

33. Here ya go

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4729909&mesg_id=4729909

[customerserviceguy]

36. Thank you

Ah, it's the National Guard, and it will be both guns and hand grenades, if deemed necessary.

I go through threads in order from newest to oldest, it helps immensely if someone referring to a previous thread makes some reference thereto.

[RainDog]

32. k&r

[Swede]

34. K&R

Solidarity.

[Berserker]

35. MADISON ROCKS

They will be there!

[catrose]

93. Yes, definitely!

[whathehell]

100. Hey, Berserker

Could someone PLEASE tell me WHERE the protest is being held?...I tried "google" but the page was taken off

I'm sorry to sound "exasperrated" but this is the THIRD time I'm asking Wisonsonites

and on one seems to want to tell me...effing a..I'm in Illinois but planning to drive up

[TBF]

37. Solidarity K&R nt

[Odin2005]

38. FIGHT THE PIGS!

[Loki]

39. I'm stickin with the union.

[socialist_n_TN]

41. Yeah. I know who's side I'M on.......

Solidarity.

[snacker]

40. kick

[Gemini Cat]

42. K&R! In Solidarity with the Working Class!

[Lifelong Protester]

43. Thank you for your support of this issue, Earth _First, I've seen

several of your posts on this, so I "heart" you!

[suffragette]

44. K&R

[glinda]

45. Hoping some of the signs have facts about Walker on them also.

[Earth_First]

46. kick! n/t

[Hannah Bell]

47. hope it's huge, and hope it sparks a fire.

[Solly Mack]

48. K&R

[swilton]

49. I'll be there in spirit!

Solidarity forever!

[madmom]

50. Kicking with all my strength!

[TBF]

51. Another kick from this Wisconsin native -

and supporter of labor.

:kick:

[Tatiana]

52. SOLIDARITY.

Crossing the border to deliver signs and treats some in our local made.

This bastard needs to be attacked head-on.

I hope the people of Wisconsin understand the importance of this movement and join with the Wisconsin organized labor force.

[cate94]

53. K & R

[L. Coyote]

55. K&R

[MissDeeds]

56. K&R

[Omaha Steve]

57. K&R!

[Roy Rolling]

58. Government thugs

Go for it! But watch out for the National Guard and government thugs.

[blondeatlast]

59. How can we help? K/R of course! nt

[PatSeg]

60. K&R

[Iwillnevergiveup]

61. Huge K&R

Madison, you're our Cairo!

:yourock:

[snacker]

62. Keeping this kicked! n/t

[CLANG]

63. Thank you for standing for the workers of Wisconsin!!

It is greatly appreciated, since we got the shaft!!

[krkaufman]

64. A thread of support is great ...

... but where is information on how to take part in whatever is happening up in Wisconsin (or, additionally, information on getting involved in or starting similar efforts in one's own state)?

Just a thought.

[Earth_First]

66. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x413675

[krkaufman]

69. Thank you! n/t

[MasonJar]

65. Is this so-called governor going to follow his own dictates?

[Populist_Prole]

67. Glad to K & R

[Tsiyu]

68. In Solidarity here as well

With a big K and R

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[jwirr]

70. I wish I could be there. This needs to continue as long as he keeps

up his idiocy. Oh, wait I was thinking of Egypt.

[fascisthunter]

71. kick (nt)

[54anickel]

72. K&R, be sure to call and e-mail your reps and Walker. Also contact his corporate campaign donors.

Walker
http://walker.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid=1714&locid=177

Your Legislators
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx

Contacting some of his contributors may help put on the pressure (he certainly didn't run on union busting, but turns our that's what they've supported)
Quite the list available here (many are unionized employers)
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Boycott-Scott-Walker-Contributors/101624709918554?sk=info

[54anickel]

73. BUS INFO at SEIUWI

http://seiuwi.org/Lobby_for_Workers_at_the_Capitol.aspx

[whathehell]

111. Thanks for this link, but it does not seem to work

I've clicked it and I get "File not found".

[54anickel]

114. Here's a new link.

http://seiuwi.org/events/Lobby_and_Rally_for_Workers_at_the_Capitol.aspx

I drove to Madison and took advantage of the AFSCME shuttle buses

http://www.wiafscme.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=fd9884e9-33e6-4219-9f2a-ef60cea9eb9f

They were linked to the WISAFLCIO page http://www.wisaflcio.org/

Hope this helps. :hi:

[whathehell]

115. Thanks so much!

:hi:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

74. GO, GO, GO, Wisconsin

175,000 public employees in WI - not all unionized. Thom Hartmann giving this lots of air time today. Also, he points out that non-union workers benefit from unions.

[barbtries]

75. kick

STOP the attack on Wisconsin families!!

[dhill926]

77. big ass k & r....

from a former resident.

[fasttense]

78. It will need to be more than 3 days.

If they want change, they need to do it for at least 2 weeks, maybe a month.

[myrna minx]

79. This Wisconsin native will K&R n/t

[femrap]

80. K and R!

[Bennyboy]

81. R nd K'd!

[Lorien]

82. K & R!

Time to take a stand!

[handmade34]

83. wish I could be there

[proud patriot]

84. solidarity brothers and sisters

[blondeatlast]

85. May this be the LONGEST DU thread ever (please?)! Kickity. nt

[DirkGently]

86. This sign kills fascists. (k & r)

[Skidmore]

87. K&R with a quick question.

Is this just the state employees union or is it all unions in WIsconsin?

[Enthusiast]

88. K&R

It is time for labor to fight back against the fascists! And they are fascists.

[geekgrrl]

89. ON WISCONSIN WORKERS! I worked at UW for 8 years and took part in the TAA strike in 2004.

I don't live in WI anymore, but I'm sickened by how much this new governor is doing to KILL collective bargaining and all the rights won through collective bargaining in WI. It's beyond disgusting.

Wish I could be there, too, Badgers!

[Lugnut]

91. K&R n/t

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[midnight]

92. K&R Go Wisconsin workers.

[Lifelong Protester]

94. Kickin it again and as I have said on another thread NOT ONE DIME

Take it to the capitalists, right where it hurts-THEIR WALLETS!

Spend only what you need to survive, my brothers and sisters in the struggle. NOTHING MORE!

See how many jobs that whips up. Tank the economy here, I say, it will only hasten his demise.

[Shining Jack]

95. K&R

:thumbsup:

[racrya23]

96. As a Wisconsin teacher...

...this thread was a welcome joy after a demoralizing day.

We need all the attention, help, and goodwill that we can get this week.

[Poiuyt]

110. Welcome to DU!

[idrahaje]

97. even with my glasses off, I can read that. :)

Madison WI all the time. :) Except for now.

[Homer12]

98. Scott Walker is a horrible human being

His lack of oversight and public saftey led to the death of a 15 year old due to a public building.

Thousands will die when he strips medicade through badgercare.

Scott Walker is Wisconsins Hitler.

[whathehell]

99. Where, exactly, are they meeting?...I can drive from IL but I need to know where to go.n/t

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[Viking12]

102. Kick!

The local organizers started with a goal of filling one bus for today. They have enough commitments to fill four buses. Be strong WI!

[a kennedy]

104. IN SOLIDARITY!!!!

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[blindpig]

105. Solidarity

Workers of the world, unite!

[CatWoman]

106. K: R

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[TBF]

107. Another solidarity kick - FORWARD! nt

[madmom]

108. Just out of curiosity, and I am by not means encouraging this, I wonder what would

happen if people showed up at these protests with guns strapped to their hip? You know the way those ever "patriotic" teabaggers did during the health care "meetings".

[Earth_First]

109. Day 2 kick! n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

112. SOLIDARITY

[Greybnk48]

113. Walker has actually threatened to do something to us

using the National Guard...what that would be we don't know. The changes to pension contributions, insurance and possible pay cuts amount to a 20% pay cut for many, including my SIL and my best friend at work (a single parent of two).