Solidarity with Wisconsin: Alaska's Capital Rallies for Working Families

[Blue_In_AK]

Unfortunately, Juneau is 600 miles away and only reachable by plane or ferry, but many of us up here along the highway system were down there in spirit.

From The Mudflats: http://www.themudflats.net/2011/02/22/solidarity-with-wisconsin-alaska%e2%80%99s-capital-rallies-for-working-families/

“We have all been reading about Wisconsin and the other attacks against public employees throughout the country. The time is at hand to stop wringing our hands and start taking some action.” —Pete Ford, Alaska Public Employees Association (APEA-AFT)

(Juneau, AK)—With almost no advance notice, a large crowd in Alaska’s Capitol converged on Dimond Courthouse Square near the State Legislature Building to stand in solidarity with embattled public employees in Wisconsin.

In the middle of a sunny day in Juneau, union and non-union folks alike made their voices heard in defense of working families and basic standards of decency when it comes to their treatment. In addition to the noon rally, schoolteachers in Juneau took up the cause at a rally near the state legislature.

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After the rally Beltrami commented:

This is nothing more than a politically motivated attack on the middle class. A governor elected by the deep pockets of the billionaire Koch brothers who seek to wipe out the only organizations who stand up to these modern day robber barons to protect all the things the Koch brothers abhor: decent wages, safety on the job, the strength of a collective voice and the only remaining check on their thirst for complete control. Our very democracy hangs in the balance. We Alaskan unions stand strong with our Wisconsin brothers and sisters. And so should the rest of America.

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Gotta love Vinoe Beltrami. http://community.adn.com/?q=adn%2Fnode%2F155822

[opihimoimoi]

1. kNr #3

[AKDavy]

2. Former AFSMCE Local 52 member

Thanks for posting that.

[roguevalley]

3. I wish I could be there. :(

[TBF]

4. Solidarity K&R nt