Labor & Employment Law

Trumka: Walker ?Can?t Have Our Freedom?

By Mike Hall

Huge cheers and applause are echoing across the Capitol plaza in Madison as AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka fires up those in the crowd, many of whom have been there for all the weeklong demonstrations.

“Incomes have stalled…now leaders like Walker want to take away our basic freedoms – like to have voice on the job.” #StateSOS #WIunion

“Gov. Walker, that’s too much to ask. You can’t have our freedom!” -Trumka #NotMyWI #WIunion #StateSOS #1u

“Freedom of wrking ppl to join 2gether in unions to bargain 4 better life is what built America’s middle class” #WIunion #StateSOS #1u

“Instead of attacking our freedom, I’d like to see leaders like Walker create good jobs.” -Trumka #StateSOS #NotmyWI #WIunion #1u

“We need good jobs here in #WI! We need good jobs all across America!” -Trumka #StateSOS #WIunion #NotmyWI #1u

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on February 18, 2011 (boomark / email).