Labor & Employment Law

Best Protest Signs and Trumka Delivers Speech and Brats

By Mike Hall

The serious work of fighting against Gov. Scott Walker’s vendetta against Wisconsin’s teachers and other public workers was the focus all our time and coverage during the past few days.

So here are a few things from the lighter side. When it comes to sign making and sloganeering progressive activists are usually pretty creative and sometimes find that funny bone that seems to be missing from the conservative body politic. For example

aabowen RT @CaptainHewy: I saw a good one that said “Scott Walker: I like a little more talk before I get screwed.” My favorite so far! #wiunion

The good folks at BuzzFeed have posted photos of 45 of their favorite signs including my favorite “More Cowbell. Less Scott Walker”

Click here for all 45.

While AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is known for his fiery, strident and inspiring speeches (check out yesterday’s in Madison, here, here, here and here ) he’s also got an everyday down-to-earth side.

Before his address, Trumka helped deliver (see photo) a batch of Wisconsin’s famous brats to a group of hungry demonstrators.

Full post as published by AFL-CIO NOW BLOG on February 19, 2011 (boomark / email).