With clear national support for labor unions and public workers, advocates of stripping workers' rights are beginning to show weakness in their misguided attacks on state employees.
The Tea Party Express is now warning that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is "losing ground" because recent polling shows that his anti-worker budget reform bill is opposed by clear majorities of Americans and Wisconsinites. Moreover, TPE believes if Walker fails in his assault on labor unions it will force Republican governors throughout the country to "give in and capitulate."
Moreover, a report from the Wall Street Journal earlier this week suggests that at least three Republicans in the Wisconsin state senate may now oppose Governor Walker's bill.
The message is clear: Workers and their allies are winning, and victory in Wisconsin will indeed be a victory for workers throughout the country, especially those in states like Indiana and Ohio where similar rollbacks of workers' rights are under consideration by state legislatures.
If you haven't done so already, show your support for public workers and the sacrifices they make by signing the Standing Up for Public Service petition.
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