How Can We Defeat Scott Walker?

[Orlandodem]

http://socialistworker.org/2011/03/04/how-can-we-defeat-walker

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LARGE AND energetic demonstrations by union members and their allies against the governor's union-busting continue in Madison, Wis., with protesters attempting to swarm into the locked-down Capitol building in evening protests on March 1 and again on March 3.

Yet each day that the battle in Wisconsin drags on, a question looms ever larger: does labor have a strategy to win? Are union leaders prepared to follow up the teachers' sick-ins that first spurred the mass protests with larger and more audacious job actions?

For his part, Republican Gov. Scott Walker is digging in. He has refused labor leaders' offers of concessions and is ramping up the pressure on unions and their supporters by threatening both the layoff of 1,500 workers and the cancellation of statewide labor contracts March 13. A the same time, he's presided over the virtual lockdown of the Capitol building, all but ending the popular occupation of the "people's house."

Meanwhile, copycat legislation is advancing in other states, with Ohio legislators poised to gut the rights of public-sector unions as well.

When first confronted with Republican Gov. Scott Walker's "budget repair bill" that would gut collective bargaining, cripple the unions financially and impose higher benefit costs on workers, the unions responded with a dramatic and powerful job action--a sick-in by teachers, starting in Madison on February 17.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Successfully recall the republican senators and assemblymen

who support Walker, replace them with either democrats, independents, or "reasonable" republicans. Get rid of the enablers for Walker.

[keroro gunsou]

2. then wait

til he's been in office for a year and recall the dumb sonofabitch...

[cognoscere]

3. Exactly. And the only way to do that is if the Wisconsin 14 hold out for

the few months it will take to recall three of the eight Republicans who are vulnerable. Besides that, we need to keep getting the message out every chance we can about what a low life Walker is, his real agenda, and the fact that by blocking incredibly bad legislation, the Wisconsin 14 ARE doing their jobs.

[HereSince1628]

5. Getting a new election set up will take at least until June

however, as the signature drives reach their goals, I am thinking that some republican politicians will start to reconsider their positions. A number of them saw the bill as a trophy for Walker more than essential for the state.

The opposition to the bill, which is bigger than Unions as people realize that there are many other cuts that will hurt them, is now more about wearing down the R's.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Agreed. All the republicans need is a veritable threat that can be executed.

[Cal33]

11. The Repubs. have now reciprocated with recalling 5 Dem.

senators in WI. They are quick at tit for tat, aren't they?

But Scott Walker will become available for recall in Jan. 2012.
THIS the Repubs. won't be able to duplicate.

[Scuba]

7. Bingo.

[Cal33]

9. And 8 of those Rep. senators can be recalled as of now. The

Dem. Party in WI is urging people to write in regarding their recall.
Gov. Walker, himself, can be recalled in January -- 10 months from now.
The Dem. Party is working hard in WI, and has the support of Dems. nationwide.

[rucky]

12. A little more practical idea...

organize people in their districts to pressure them & try to recruit as many republicans as possible - there are plenty who didn't want Walker to take this as far as he has.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. He will do it all by himself, probably already has. n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

6. There is talk and some preliminary planning for a general strike

in WI if needed.

[Uben]

10. Send Monica Screwhimski

Let her take him down

[chillspike]

13. Fuck concessions and compromise

Labor needs to present it's demands and refuse to budge, namely that the budget be balanced not on lowering the standard of living of the middle class but by raising taxes on the wealthiest 1%. And if there are rich assholes who don't like it they can pack up and leave the country. They need to be filtered from the rich here who <i>do</I> get it.

[rasputin1952]

14. Appears to me he's doing a fine job in defeating himself...

he's a cretin.

[Cal33]

15. Someone did say that Walker has done more for the unions in a

few days than the unions have done for themselves in decades!
I think it's quite true.