mohandasgandhi:

It’s pretty astounding that a year ago around this time, Wisconsinites were spending all day in the snow and spending each night in the capital after our collective bargaining rights were signed away into oblivion. We threatened to recall Governor Scott Walker and we were told we’d get over the…

I’m not from WI in any way, shape, or form, but I love WI and I love organized labor. I was a part of the protests - I was literally standing outside Scott Walker’s office at the very moment that he was signing that bill into law. I left my house in the SW burbs of IL and drove 2:45 to Madison to protest that day. And I was hardly the only out-of-stater. There were women (teachers) from CA, and one man drove up from TX. When I asked him why he had done that, he said that it was time to fight back.

It’s been a brilliant fight from the start. I certainly hope the battle to recall is won.