I do. I'm less than 30 pages from finishing We Are Wisconsin, and this book has played with my emotions. But now at the end, I'm just angry. I'm angry labor blinked and backed down. Wisconsin workers should have called for a general. If nothing else, at least the other Governors trying to push similar legislation through would have had the fear of god put in them, but I digress.
AFL-CIO President, Richard Trumka, told reporters this morning that labor groups are planning on pulling back their involvement and support for the Democrats in the upcoming 2012 election. Trumka and labor have apparently realized that the Dems have failed them or are willing to sell them out. Saying:
“We’re going to use a lot of our money to build structures that work for working people” Trumka said. “You’re going to see us give less money to build structures for others, and more of our money will be used to build our own structure.”
Additionally, the AFL-CIO are going to set up a super PAC, which will allow the them to spend unlimited amounts of money on political activity. I'm not a fan of this, but if corporations are aloud to do it and Stephen Colbert is aloud to try then why the hell not get labor involved.
Trumka admits that he know some affiliates aren't going to fall in line on this, but the AFL-CIO is moving forward. They are continuing to discuss the affiliates who are not willing.
