notes from the cheddar rebellion
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chanter1944Back from day six of the ever-growing protests here. Brrrr cold! Thrilled, but cold. Dressing much warmer tomorrow on account of the snow, yikes. I'm still absolutely going out, I'll just be bundling up. Here, have a few highlights of today.
Overheard on the square, referencing a speaker: "I went to high school with that guy! Kinda sounds like him, too."
Overheard on the square, in a chant: "Si se puede!"
Overheard on the square, chanted via megaphone (making Chanter facepalm): "Tea makes me pee! Don't drink the tea!"
Sign seen on the square, cracking up yours truly: Tea makes Bucky barf.
Sign seen on the sqquare: Walker, walk on out of here.
Sign seen on the square: "Wisconsin is open for business. Workers, please check your rights at the border."
Sign seen on the square: We'll be here in a year. Will you?
Sign seen on the square, provoking thanks from passersby: Private business owner for labor.
A fellow protester spotted Greek-language writing on a sign this morning, apparently carried by a classical languages student at the UW. Language count so far: 3; English, Spanish, Greek. I'm hopeful I'll add Hmong to that list tomorrow. Anybody know how you say 'solidarity' in Hmong?
News is spreading that Ian's has had pizza ordered from Cairo for protesters here. Holy crud. Still no word on Sarah Palin's appearance here. Equally no word on John Stewart, darn it. Hopeful of the latter, not so much of the former.
Protests are planned for tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday. Darn right I'll be at all three. Millifolken, if I'm more scarce than usual, you now know why. Gone out for cheese siege, back later. Speaking of going out, if anybody I know is in the area for the protests and needs a place to curl up for the night, I have a free couch. Those allergic to dogs might have an issue, be forewarned.
Oh wow! My mother just called me, and apparently two of my aunts and one uncle were on State Street today! I never knew! Drat, I wish I'd seen them. Oh well.
Overheard on the square, referencing a speaker: "I went to high school with that guy! Kinda sounds like him, too."
Overheard on the square, in a chant: "Si se puede!"
Overheard on the square, chanted via megaphone (making Chanter facepalm): "Tea makes me pee! Don't drink the tea!"
Sign seen on the square, cracking up yours truly: Tea makes Bucky barf.
Sign seen on the sqquare: Walker, walk on out of here.
Sign seen on the square: "Wisconsin is open for business. Workers, please check your rights at the border."
Sign seen on the square: We'll be here in a year. Will you?
Sign seen on the square, provoking thanks from passersby: Private business owner for labor.
A fellow protester spotted Greek-language writing on a sign this morning, apparently carried by a classical languages student at the UW. Language count so far: 3; English, Spanish, Greek. I'm hopeful I'll add Hmong to that list tomorrow. Anybody know how you say 'solidarity' in Hmong?
News is spreading that Ian's has had pizza ordered from Cairo for protesters here. Holy crud. Still no word on Sarah Palin's appearance here. Equally no word on John Stewart, darn it. Hopeful of the latter, not so much of the former.
Protests are planned for tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday. Darn right I'll be at all three. Millifolken, if I'm more scarce than usual, you now know why. Gone out for cheese siege, back later. Speaking of going out, if anybody I know is in the area for the protests and needs a place to curl up for the night, I have a free couch. Those allergic to dogs might have an issue, be forewarned.
Oh wow! My mother just called me, and apparently two of my aunts and one uncle were on State Street today! I never knew! Drat, I wish I'd seen them. Oh well.
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Date: 2011-02-21 02:27 am (UTC)Oh Charlie... after seeing your last couple of entries, I pulled my head out of the sand for a look around the net for info on the situation for you northern neighbors of ours.
I'm appalled... and probably all those feelings you had/have. My thoughts are with you and the rest of the protesters and those in collective consciousness with them in Wisconsin. yYou guys are truly amazing and you are doing a wonderful and historic thing. Keep it up!
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Date: 2011-02-21 06:05 am (UTC)Glad the cheddar rebellion bit cracked you up. It was a play on the phrase circulating about protests here: cheese siege. That one cracked *me* up.
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Date: 2011-02-21 06:33 am (UTC)My experience in watching unions, being a part of a couple of unions, and working on the management side is unequivocally that union leadership is ultimately out for itself first. If your interests match up with theirs (ie: what will pay the REPS the most?), then they'll fight "for you." If, however, your best interests and theirs are not in line, they'll throw you under the bus with a smile on their face.
I won't weigh in on THIS instance; just unions disputes in general. The sooner people realise that a Union is a business itself and someone has to get paid, the sooner there will be more labour law reform that makes unions redundant, and obsolete.