We need a nationwide general strike!!!!

[Orlandodem]

[taught_me_patience]

1. Please explain why?

This seems like a Wisconsin issue.

[readmoreoften]

2. It's a 5 state union-busting issue, which is nothing less than a national union busting issue.

Which is nothing less than the death knell of the American working class (aka "the American 'Middle' Class")

[wtbymark]

9. Actually 16 states have similar legislation

and I hope you realize that a 'general strike' is one that only ends when the demands are met or the company/entity is dissolved. Not just one day of protests, one day of sit at home. It could take weeks or months with no income. Now, I can see the people of Wisconsin have come to that point, but unfortunately the nation has not.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. What?

Are you serious?

[taught_me_patience]

6. Dead serious. I believe this is a state issue.

Wisconsin voted for Walker and repub representitives.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. And how many other (R) states are waiting to do the same?

This is just the beginning...........

[Mister Ed]

8. What Wisconsin did not vote for is the destruction of unions.

It was never, ever mentioned in the course of Walker's campaign.

[Countdown_3_2_1]

4. 12% of the labor force are in the unions...Don't see it happening.

I work in Des Moines and no one seems up in arms....
If a nationwide strike is called, I'll join, but will the people?

Seriously. My work can get people in on Saturdays with free pizza.

[botchan]

5. I agree

As a former NEA president I say it is time for everyone that makes less than 200,000/year to not go to work for a couple of days. It has long been forgotten that this country runs on the back of the working folk!

[randr]

10. We also need a nation wide boycott of all Koch products

A list had been posted earlier, maybe some one would be so kind as to repost it if they have it.

[Auntie Bush]

11. Isn't that almost everything? Especially if

it has anything to do with petroleum or it's byproducts.

[Obamanaut]

12. With the ever decreasing number of union members nationwide - I

read somewhere today 15% of workers are union - how effective can this be?

I do not know the accuracy of the 15%, and don't have a link.

[kohodog]

13. We can all sit down

Union or not, many of my co-workers are living day to day and I wish things were so good in my family. I'm not expecting anything to happen soon, but this country is not immune to hunger riots and every day seems like that we are headed.

IMHO we are living in the twitchy last stages of an expiring Empire.

(Maybe it's 10 or 11 am, not dawn!)

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. If trucks don't move,

if trains don't move, if emergency services people don't come to work, if teachers don't show up in the classroom....

You do the math to see what that 15% can do.........