Fascist Wisconsin Governor Busts Unions

Using an underhanded parliamentary move the governor of Wisconsin stripped public unions of their collective bargaining rights by a majority vote in the state Senate despite a Democratic party boycott of the proceedings. He said the action was necessary to establish a "business climate" in the state. The legislation was part of a budget bill requiring a quorum which his party could not muster without the fourteen Democratic senators being present for a vote. Corporatists split off the union busting proposal and passed the provision separately. The lower house, dominated by corporatists, will approve the measure. The Democratic minority leader said, "Their disrespect for the people of Wisconsin and their rights is an outrage that will never be forgotten."

Crypto-fascist? They are not even bothering to hide it. In Michigan the Repugnant governor is seeking power to declare whole towns defunct if they are deemed to be in a state of "financial emergency". Who declares such an emergency: the governor, of course. The proposal would give an official that could be a company under one version, emergency powers to dismiss elected officials, take over a town's government, and modify or cancel all contracts including the hated collective bargaining agreements of unions. It is an attempt to create, under the guise of financial crisis, a corporatist monopoly state. In other words, Benito Mussolini's wet dream has come true. If the people of the upper Midwest want their republics back, they should support calls for a general strike.