The Politics of Wisconsin Labor Struggle Event

Submitted by Page Metcalf on

Saturday, February 26 · 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: First United Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Ave.

The Labor & Working Class Studies Project Presents a Public Teach-in on...

"THE POLITICS OF THE WISCONSIN LABOR STRUGGLE"

With:
* Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
* Will Jones, Associate Professor, UW-Madison Department of History
* David Newby, Past President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO
* Don Taylor, Assistant Professor, School for Workers

The event will feature a discussion of the political motivations behind the attack on public sector workers, its potential political consequences, how it might be defeated, and the possibilities of building a progressive alliance that includes a reenergized labor movement and the broader community.

The Labor & Working Class Studies Project is a collaborative campus-labor-community initiative to connect the campus and the community in dialogue and action on issues related to labor and working class people. For more information, contact Patrick Barrett at barrettpatricks@gmail.com

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angellight replied on

Scott Walkers's DARK PAST, Behind the Chior Boy Face! http://www.politicususa.com/en/scott-walker-dirty-illegal-campaigning - AND Gov. Walker's Lie! http://blogs.forbes.com/rickungar/2011/02/25/the-wisconsin-lie-exposed-taxpayers-actually-contribute-nothing-to-public-employee-pensions/