Labor & Employment Law

Time to End ?Vendetta? Politics

By Mike Hall

Wrapping up a passionate defense of the state?s workers, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka calls on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) to end ?vendetta politics? and to ?stop blaming hardworking? people for the state?s budget woes.

“Gov. Walker enough of the political games! This country has had it with vendetta politics.” #StateSOS #NotMyWI #WIunion

“Gov. Walker, you are on the wrong side of history” #notmyWI #WIunion #StateSOS #1u

“Teachers..nurses..road crews didn’t cause WI budget problems. When u target working ppl, u target #WI!” #StateSOS #notmyWI #WIunion #1u

“Stop putting CEOs ahead of middle class working families. Stop playing same ol’ political games.” #WI!” #StateSOS #notmyWI #WIunion #1u

“Stop blaming hard-working people, stop fighting ppl of your state.” #notmywi #stateSOS #WIunion #1u

“Thank you brothers and sisters for being here, for sleeping here for staying here until you’ve won!” -Trumka #WIunion #notmyWI #StateSOS

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