Wisconsin school walkouts

[Mr larry hales]

Students all over Wisconsin have walked out and schools in Madison are being closed because of "excessive teacher absence," which looks to me like a strike.  The attack against collective bargaining, notice that police unions are exempt, is unprecedented but the response to this, which is part of the austerity measures happening across the country, is tremendous and we need to unleash this type of response nationally as the workers, students-- the community as a whole in Wisconsin has.

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110216/APC0101/102160562/Appleton-East-students-show-union-support

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_544e0402-385b-11e0-a610-001cc4c002e0.html

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_a8b717aa-3954-11e0-a539-001cc4c03286.html

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_a8b717aa-3954-11e0-a539-001cc4c03286.html

http://www.wxow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14037380

http://shorewood.patch.com/articles/students-stage-impromptu-protest-at-shorewood-high?ncid=breaking_news

http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/16/6063256-eyewitness-photos-over-15000-protest-union-busting-in-wisconsin

[Thomas Mertz]

The spirit here is amazing.   TJ Thomas J. Mertz Department of History Edgewood College tjm...@sbcglobal.net Mertz for Madison, Common Council District 13 Advocating on Madison Public Schools --- On Wed, 2/16/11, Mr larry hales <hcra...@yahoo.com> wrote:

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