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Now, with collective bargaining gone, all other rights are threatened, except one - a mass action general strike, shutting down the state, staying out until Walker's coup is reversed. Protests aren't enough. Inflicting pain on politicians and corporate interests is crucial. Nothing less can work with firm non-negotiable demands for:
-- restoring collective bargaining rights;
-- social spending increases, not cuts, especially for healthcare, education, and aid to Wisconsin's most needy;
-- recalling all Democrat and Republican politicians, eligible under state law, requiring one year in office before possible; and
-- replacing corrupted union bosses who sold out their rank and file members for self-enrichment and privilege.
Negotiations failed. Mobilized, committed, unified mass action is essential as quickly as possible. On Wisconsin! Then take the campaign nationwide, especially to ground zero in Washington, the heart of corrupted power.
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