Wisconsin union council bans Republicans from Labor Day parade --- YAY!!!!!

[trueblue2007]

way to go!!!!!!

Wisconsin union council bans Republicans from Labor Day parade


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But the symbolism of Labor Day is not lost on the people of Wausau, Wisconsin: Amid an unprecedented fight with Republicans over labor rights in their state, organizers of this year's Labor Day parade have decided to exclude the state's conservatives from participating.

"Usually they've been in the parade, but it seems like they only want to stand with us one day a year, and the other 364 days they don't really care," Randy Radtke, president of the Marathon County Central Labor Council, told The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Labor unions across the state have been engaged in a political blitzkrieg against Gov. Scott Walker (R), who's made it his agenda to strip public workers of their right to collectively bargain. He's also succeeded in removing automatic payroll deductions for public union fees -- a move which workers say will significantly weaken the unions.

Unions have historically been the strongest supporters of the Democratic Party.

"It should come as no surprise that organizers choose not to invite elected officials who have openly attacked worker's rights or stood idly by while their political party fought to strip public workers of their right to collectively bargain," Radtke reportedly added.





http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/29/wisconsin-union-council-bans-republicans-from-labor-day-parade/?utm_source=Raw+Story+Daily+Update&utm_campaign=0595cc8380-8_29_118_29_2011&utm_medium=email

[gratuitous]

1. Consequences for bad behavior?

How . . . how . . . how fitting. Waiting for the delightful squealing from the Republicans in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1

[Oceansaway]

2. Go WI !! Recall Walker !!...n/t

[trueblue2007]

3. I'm sure that thousands of people agree with you

[kcks]

4. So

are only Dems or union members working people?

[Llewlladdwr]

5. Apparently. NT

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. Labor Day is not about working people.

It is about organized labor. Everywhere else in the world it is celebrated on May 1st, and is a day to commemorate those who organized against the owners and those who joined in the international labor movement.

Unions, and those who support them against the ownership class, are the entire reason for Labor Day.

Ironically, the September date was chosen by labor organizations because the more traditional May celebration had been tainted by the Haymarket affair, and propagandized by the anti-labor forces as a celebration of anarchism and communism.

[Rainbowreflect]

7. Nope, but it is actually the repub politicians they are not including.

You know, the ones who have been voting against working people.

[elocs]

8. I'm glad you finally found out about it, I read it here last Tuesday:.

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=186x35102

HelenWheels (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-23 1107:21 PM
Original message
Republicants not welcome in Wausau Labor Day parade



The unions sponsor the parade and they told the Marathon Co. Repub Party they are not welcome in the parade. Sean Duffy asked if he could be in the parade and the union said, "No. You do not support labor so why would you want to be in the Labor Day parade?"

The Repubs should get a Capitalist Parade together and they can march in that.

[county worker]

9. My guess is that the wing nuts will want to get rid of "Labor day" all together.