Wisconsin: Why a general strike hasn’t happened yet… by Juan Conatz (2011)
If you haven’t figured it out yet, a general strike is probably not going to happen in Wisconsin. Maybe it never was, but what is commonly identified as the high point is past and a major demobilization has happened. This high point was when the bill was jammed through and people forced themselves in the [...]
Posted at 11:11 pm on April 12, 2011 | 1 comment | Filed Under: Capitalism, Community, Workplace | read on
Impressions of Madison by Juan Conatz (2011)
On Monday, February 21st, me and a Wild Rose Collective comrade traveled to Madison to take part in the protests against Governor Scott Walker’s plan to basically revoke collective bargaining rights from public workers. Since this bill emerged, large protests have taken place on the state capitol and 14 Democratic state senators have left to [...]
Posted at 11:08 pm on April 12, 2011 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Capitalism, Workplace | read on