There. I fixed it.
Using public streets for the parade? Tax money being used to pay for law enforcement and street barricades? Anything in the parade agreement about denying participation based on political affiliation?
Just askin’.
Republicans not invited to Participate in this years Labor Day Parade!
by Marathon County Central Labor Council Afl-Cio on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 11:46pm.
As many of you may have already heard the Marathon County Labor Council has decided not to allow the Republicans in the parade this year, here is the comment I put out:
The Wausau Labor Day Parade is a time to celebrate the working men and women of Wisconsin. It is not a political event or stop on the campaign trail. It is a time for working families to come together to celebrate their hard work and a time where we recognize the labor movement for all they have given us — the weekend, the 40 hour work week, child labor protection, a safe work environment. It should come as no surprise that organizers choose not to invite elected officials who have openly attacked worker’s rights or stood idly by while their political party fought to strip public workers of their right to collectively bargain.”
Randy Radtke
President Marathon County Labor Council AFL-CIO
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Jean Listinsky Labor Day originated as a way to honor the fact that labor unions had recently brought about an improved standard of living for many hard-working average Americans. Current Repubs are rescinding those gains and ripping apart workers’ families’ lives. It would be ludicrous for the current Repubs to be present at such a celebration. I would have to wonder why they would even want to be there...
23 hours ago ·
Wisconsin Against The Fist Thank you for banning Republicans now we can celebrate LABOR DAY the way it should be CELEBRATING LABOR not glorifying lazy union workers.
12 hours ago.
Anyone who supports the right of a worker to a secret ballot, or the right to work, or the right to freely associate, or to petition for redress of grievance, or to harrassment free work places, or to common sense in doing one’s job is a true supporter of workers.
Marathon County Central Labor Council Afl-Cio
Wausau Labor Day Parade is just around the corner if you would like to participate in this years Labor Day Parade or put a ad in our Labor Day Book please contact me Randy Radtke Pres. Marathon County Labor Council @ 715-370-8908 or email me @rkradtke@solarus.biz. Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker supporters are not welcome this year so if you support Walkers attack on Labor don’t even bother calling.
July 10 at 2:35pm
Well....I would be surprised if any of them would have wanted to go.
Trumka and Radtke are urging a return to the days when unions were strong and the labor movement’s leaders had backbones. And they are wise to do so. By allowing politicians who vote against working people to participate in Labor Day activities, unions are aiding and abetting the slick-talking Tea Party Republicans in their deception of the electorate. It is this implicit endorsement by organized labor that has emboldened the right wing to launch the worst assault on worker’s rights in modern history. If the labor movement is to survive, complacency must be replaced by action. Previous generations fought hard for the rights many workers take for granted today. Refusing to allow anti-union politicians to hide behind a day dedicated to celebrating those accomplishments is a step in the right direction.
In northern Minnesota, the roots of trade unionism run deep. The early miners on the Iron Range fought a long, hard and sometimes bloody battle against the Steel Trust for the right to organize. Louis Oberstar, father of former congressman Jim Oberstar, was one of those brave workers and proudly held union card #1. Those very same United Steel Workers won the battle to include health care benefits in union contracts. It is a slap in the face to the families of those early trade unionists that the current 8th district congressman, Chip Cravaack (who sees health care as a privilege, has co-authored legislation to make it more difficult for workers to unionize and opposes the Employee Free Choice Act) is being allowed to walk in Labor Day parades in northern Minnesota.
Bud Malone, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry under Governor Wendell Anderson, summed it up quite nicely (via Facebook):
Cheers to Randy Radtke and the union members he represents. Let bygones be bygones my a**. The Republicans and those that write cute little anti union comments should hold their own little promenade.
Kind of ironic that the folks who want to work as little as possible, or get WAY over compensated for said work, and who want redistribute other people’s money hold labor day as their high holy day.
Labor Day and Holloween?
Or, maybe not.
They get away with this because of a popular misconception that successful upper-income professionals and managers do not “labor.” Most high earners work 6-7 days/week, even to the extent of neglecting their families. If the statisticians divided the earnings of successful people by the number of hours worked,the reported disparities in hourly income would be reduced.
It amazes me how many actual UNION members will agree with this (and get violent in support of it)
I am glad Union labor force has dwindled to less than 5% of this country’s workforce
Unions had a purpose- and served it well. We owe them gratitude for child labor laws and many other things.
But when you FORCE companies to be unproductive, you shoot yourself in the foot- and that’s what they did.
Capitalists barred from a communist parade. Makes sense.
Marathon County Central Labor Council President Randy Radtke and State Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker present Citizens of the Year awards. This year's honorees are teachers Mike Maher and David Miller.
We’ll have our own ‘Republican Labor Day Parade’.
No communist allowed!
Well I see the posted tweets and announcements loudly proclaiming Walker supporters are not invited.
I don't see anything that indicated they asked and were turned down.
Looks like the commies are miffed that no Republicans expressed any interest.
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I am surprised they don’t have a May Day parade. I mean, don’t the communists celebrate that?
Ban democrats from july 4th, they want us to be slaves and dependent
Ban democrats from memorial Day parades, they dont want to remember our fallen dead anyways
Ban Democrats from Veteran’s day parades, all they do is get us into wars without an ending
Civility...and all that.
WI Ping...
... Here’s what the “tolerant” look like.