Thursday, March 10, 2011

Madison is just 150 miles north of Rosemont. « Fred Klonsky's blog #wearewi #WIunion

Madison is just 150 miles north of Rosemont. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Madison is just 150 miles north of Rosemont.

For union members across the country, this will be a hell of a weekend. From Michigan to Ohio, Indiana to Wisconsin the lines have been drawn.

Michael Moore described it as a war against the working people of the United States last night on Rachel Maddow. And what had been a one-sided war has now produced a huge fight back. Non-violent, but powerful.

Tomorrow in Rosemont just outside of Chicago, the 130,000 member Illinois Education Association will hold its annual state Representative Assembly.

I will be there as a delegate.

If you have followed this blog, you know what I have thought.

But here are some other thoughts and things I’ve heard:

Last week the union representing hotel workers in Chicago and other cities signed an agreement with the Hilton