21 March 2011
Once it was called class struggle. In the US people are collecting subscriptions to distrust Wisconsin governor. Scott Walker promoted a law that bans collective bargaining for public workers and the Congress approved it without Democrats’ vote. Those tried to avoid its adoption by seeking refuge in the closest States. On the contrary, industrial lobbies definitely appreciated the project. As a matter of fact, it is a hot issue: the public sector is American unions’ last stronghold and the Wisconsin model could be followed by other conservative States, Ohio in the lead. In Wisconsin the opposition appealed and trade unions declared they could also call for a general strike. If we take a close look, it seems a story from today’s Italy: it recalls Brunetta’s reform and Fiat.«Ideology is not dead»Michael Kazin, co-editor Dissent Magazine, interviewed by Martina TotiA convenient scapegoatJoseph McCartin, director of Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, interviewed by Martina Toti