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Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts) Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:48 PM Feb 2013

Union power

Anchorage's mayor -- a/k/a worst.mayor.ever -- is attempting to strip city workers, including police and firemen, of their bargaining rights and step increases. Hundreds of people showed up last night at a special session of the assembly to voice their concerns. This is the scene outside.

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Union power (Original Post) Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 OP

Labor rec! Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #1

Thanks, Cooley Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #2

Smells like Madison, WI... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #3

Pretty sad state of affairs. Plucketeer Feb 2013 #4

They're just getting warmed up here. Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #5

Hope you all got a lot of fight in you. Your persistence will make all the difference. Solidarity. ancianita Feb 2013 #6

K&R!!! Kudos to all those who showed up! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2013 #7

Union K&R lindysalsagal Mar 2013 #8

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

1. Labor rec!

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Original post)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 08:57 PM

Feb 2013

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

2. Thanks, Cooley

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 09:17 PM

Feb 2013

Alaska is under full-on ALEC assault. It's pretty terrifying.

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

3. Smells like Madison, WI...

Reply to Blue_In_AK (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 09:22 PM

Feb 2013

..of course, not literally.

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

4. Pretty sad state of affairs.

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 10:29 PM

Feb 2013

When's the pendulum gonna swing back the other way???

Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts)

5. They're just getting warmed up here.

Reply to Plucketeer (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 11:19 PM

Feb 2013

We don't have a mayor election until 2015 and the asshole governor is eligible for basically a third term next year since he took over when Sarah quit. Our districts are illegally gerrymandered, and the R's have a supermajority in both houses. Democrats and progressives here are reeling.