A statement from Mary Bell, President of the Wisconsin Education Association Council(WEAC)
Tonight, Senate and Assembly Republicans pushed forward an extreme power grab with an unconscionable maneuver that split collective bargaining off from the fiscal items in the budget repair bill – rigging an 18-to-1 vote in the Senate. The Assembly will vote tomorrow.
This is heart wrenching and unconscionable – and we won’t back down. For weeks our members have pushed forward with aggressive advocacy to have their voices heard about the need to protect their rights. We’ve won the battle in the court of opinion – and we’ve exposed the truth behind Governor Walker and Legislative Republican’s motives.
I know this isn’t over. We are outraged, hurt and betrayed – but he will not break us.
I ask Wisconsin’s educators to be at work tomorrow as we coordinate with the Labor Coalition to determine next steps to make the voices of Wisconsin workers heard. This includes legal avenues, preparations for this weekend’s rally and recall efforts.
In talking about this, my message is that this isn’t what Democracy looks like and this won’t stop us from fighting for what’s right.
Mary Bell is correct. Democracy should not look like this.
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