What a hack this Randy Radtke is. The guy just hates anyone that isn’t a progressive, that much is painfully clear as he includes U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy on his villains list. Since Duffy is a federal representative and not a state representative he really had nothing to do with big labour’s beef with Scott Walker and the rest of the GOP members. It just proves what I’ve been saying about those unintelligent union leaders… not too high up on the I.Q. scale.
Since this has been resolved does that mean I take down the post with Marathon Labour Council President Randy Radtke’s personal information like where he lives, his phone numbers, the name of his wife, email address and so forth? No. No, I don’t think so. Not the way big labour has been acting as of late, beating people up, 500 people breaching the property of a business CEO terrifying a young 14 year-old boy who locked himself in the basement. No, turnabout is fair play.
Sometimes payback can be a real bitch. Maybe this will be one of those, “sometimes.” That post will not come down.
WAUSAU (PRESS RELEASE)–Labor Day is meant to celebrate the accomplishments of labor for the citizens of our country: things like better workplace safety, some retirement security through Social Security, higher pay, and some time off so workers can spend it with their families. These things have raised workplace conditions at union and non-union companies alike, and collective bargaining helps keep them strong.
We didn’t start this fight in Wisconsin, but were responding to anti-worker positions and policies supported by local Republican politicians, including those who have complained about not being invited. With the track records that Pam Galloway, Sean Duffy, Scott Walker, and Jerry Petrowski have all put together this year, they should be ashamed to even show their faces at a Labor Day parade.
Just like we’d hoped, our decision has stimulated a great debate in our community about the meaning of Labor Day. But because we don’t want to wind up having community groups and school bands affected in the process, we will let everyone march and hope these Republican politicians finally take away some lessons about what Labor Day really means. We know their actions and voting records speak more loudly than waving at any parade.
We have had countless offers from across our area pour in to help pay for parade costs. While we thank everyone for your generosity, we urge you instead to use it to support charities that are helping working class people who may be laid off or struggling due to the difficult economy.
Randy Radtke
President Marathon County Labor Council AFL-CIO
SOURCE: WAOW
