Most Americans would claim that the existance of a big money/corporate-backed movement to strip union's of their power is just a paranoid conspiracy theory. Well, if it is not already obvious to you that the union bashing in Wisconsin has nothing to do with balancing the budget, perhaps this phone call from a prankster posing to be one of the Koch brothers (the billionaire duo that funds Tea Party events, supports union-bashing legislation, and will possibly benefit if the Wisconsin energy bill is passed) will pull your head out from under that rock.
Listening to the idiocy of a politician like Scott Walker is one reason why I shouldn't come within 500 yards of a peaceful protest - I don't know if I trust myself to remain peaceful! How any voting populace could think that these new Republicans would actually help the average guy on main street boggles my mind.
So now, thanks to these corporate puppets, unions are endangered across the nation. How does this affect education reform? Rather than looking to work with teachers (and their professional unions are one way to do this) lawmakers are looking to squelch the voices of educators. Are lawmakers really more willing to spend 20 minutes talking with their billionaire donors than with those they govern? It is a sorry state.
Collective bargaining is one thing, but discounting the collective voice of a profession is another. Reclaim public education!
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