Walkerville [see this] is no more, the budget bill has passed, the collective bargaining law will be in effect at the end of the month and the unions are now concentrating on getting the vote out for the recall elections in July and lawsuits. They have also started making preparations for life after the law, which will very much alter the entire public sector's working conditions.I am posting this because I am very interested in following up on the more dramatic TV displays of opposition to the Wisconsin Governor's aggressive attacks on public unions and severe cutbacks in public services.
Clearly there are difficulties in formulating strategies to continue the fightback. As I have long known, having lived six years in Madison, that the state is extremely polarized politically. This presents real problems when trying to pursue strategies through the political process. I think that this report reflects those difficulties.
In any case, organizing effective fightback strategies will be a fairly long road to travel down and people must be prepared for setbacks and detours along the way. As the cutbacks and the economy for ordinary people worsen, and people learn how to organize and spread their messages, substantial progress may finally be realized.
