Madison Labor Group Prepares For General Strike

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Group Says It Needs To Educate Public First

MADISON, Wis. -- If Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans pass a budget repair bill that restricts union rights, labor groups in Madison said they would endorse the entire of a general strike of unions around the state. However, members of the group said they now start needing to educate the public about the possibility, to explain why they feel this may be needed.
"We've set up a committee to set up the education process. We'll be working with other labor bodies, and church groups," said Carl Aniel, AFSCME Labor Federation delegate. "This action is designed to put control back in the hands of people doing all this work."
Aniel said the labor federation would only support a general strike if unions around the entire state were willing to participate. "There's no point of calling for a general strike unless we're prepared to make it succeed," Aniel said.
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