The American Wage Earner Under Attack
The American wage earner is under attack! If you get a paycheck instead of signing them, I am talking to you. You may say I don’t belong to a union. What have they done for me? Have some education.
If you have been following the news lately then you must have heard about what is going on in Wisconsin. The newly elected governor, Scott Walker is firing the first shot at destroying the American organized labor movement. We all have the labor movement to thank for the following to name just a few: 40 hour work weeks, the concept of the weekend, restrictions on child-labor, protections against discrimination and unlawful termination, overtime, sick days and so much more. If the Wisconsin governor is successful in passing his union busting agenda, kiss all of these things goodbye and say hello to the sweat shop. Slaving away at a job for up to 60 hours a week, unsafe working conditions, no benefits, no raises, child labor, Say hello to the third world hell hole that will become our beloved Republic. In case you have forgotten, here is a brief lesson about what we owe those who have died to give us a civilized work place and a shot at the Dream:
I can remember that the history of unions and the labor movement in general were once required learning in our schools. We were taught Civics where we were learned how our government is supposed to work and how to actively participate in it. So how does big business keep the masses in the dark? Attack the teachers. Re-write the textbooks and make sure all those inconvenient details are left out to keep us all apathetic and asleep while they lie and steal from us, the ones who have made them rich in the first place.
Brothers and sisters, this attack is coordinated and well planned and it is spreading across the country because we were so angry at the Democratic party that we allowed the tools of big business, today’s Republican party, to continue the lies. We allowed Fox news, the propaganda wing of the big business to get into our heads and make us believe they are right. True enough the Democrats have been a disappointment. They have allowed the GOP to gut the very protections and rights we hold dear and THEY WILL NOT STOP.
I applaud the Wisconsin 14. 14 Democrat state senators who have fled their state to try to slow down governor Walker’s agenda. If we do not wake up and support their efforts; if we as a people do not make some noise to stop this spreading cancer; if we do not support those who would defend our rights, then we deserve what scraps are left of our once great nation. The middle class has been decimated and the Dream will be but a memory our grandparents told us about. We will have forfeited our birthright.
TO BE CONTINUED
Originally posted 2011-02-23 01:21:28.
Tagged with: 40 hour work week • big business • civics • Democrat • education • fox news • i got beef • labor movement • Republican • sweat shop • The American Wage Earner Under Attack • union • wage earner • workers rights
Filed under: POSTS
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
Hey Ken! ur thoughts are pretty reasonable. Thats wat everyone has to face today!
Reading your posts always leave me thinking about them and about the topic you deal with. It is a pity that wage earners are at risk with the new policies as they are an important part of our community and or important for the improvement of our economy.
Thank you very much for always sharing your views on controversial subjects. Wage earners are important in every community and their rights should be taken care about.
I totally agree with you. I also think we should support Wisconsin’s senators who are doing their best to stop their governor.
Without a movement, nothing can be achieved and that’s what American organized labor movement was doing. Let’s see what’s ahead.
Thanks for the news.
Allen
Great post. Thanks for sharing!
I think we should support Wisconsin’s senators who are doing their best to stop their governor. Thanks for sharing your views with us. Keep blogging.
American organized labor movement was doing. I just like all of all idea you shared with us. Keep blogging.
I love your writing style and how you write articles, really perfect. Do you consider writing for other blogs as a guest?
Wow! Your article has quite a few readers. How did you get so many bloggers to look at your post I’m jealous! I’m still studying all about posting articles on the web. I’m going to click on more articles on your site to get a better understanding how to attract more people. Thanks for the help!