Frank Emspak, Dir.Emeritus, School For Workers, University Of Wisconsin and Ex. Dir. Workers Independent News, andHarry Belafonte, the Great Actor, Singer and Social Justice Activist
Despite massive protests, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkerâs âbudget repair billâ proposes limiting collective bargaining powers of public employees only to base pay tearing the guts out of the union.The bill also mandates increases in employeesâ pension and health care contributions. And next come the layoffs. Weâll explore Walkerâs capital supported initiative to break the back of organized labor. What are the politics behind it and forces pushing this Republican juggernaut? Is this a blueprint for union busting in other states? And, oh yes, weâll discuss what is to be done?
PLUS See You On the Picket Line With Harry Belafonte, the Great Actor, Singer and Social Justice Activist
In his recent speech at City College in NYC, Belafonte decries what has been the passivity in the U.S. in face of massive attacks on civil rights and workers rights but welcomes the recent protests against tyranny in Tunisia and Egypt and extending to Madison Wisconsin to protect workers rights.
Produced by Ken Nash and Mimi Rosenberg
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