The Republicans who control state government wanted a transit stike and now they have it.
Here is a Doug Grow column about the bus strike: http://www.startribune.com/stories/465/4641292.html There will be no winners in this strike. Do the the far-right Republicans really think they can keep traffic moving if enough people refuse to cooperate with their plans? They are hundreds of thousands of people who will find an enemy victory unacceptable. An enemy victory would be a huge threat to the rest of Labor, to the inner cities, to progressives, liberals and Democrats. The far right will not be allowed to win this strike. It is going to be long and messy. The political climate is very polarized. Why do they think they can wage war against unions, the working poor, environmentalists and the center cities and get away with it? Will the Minneapolis police protect scabs? Surely they wouldn't arrest anybody without community meetings and a city-wide consensus! City government is controlled by pople who are further left than I am. This strike could have been prevented. This is the strike THEY wanted. Ed Fesler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis Corcoran neighborhood __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
