Reflecting on the last battle Martin Luther King Jr. fought
Reflecting on the last battle Martin Luther King Jr. fought
April 4, 1968: Dr. Martin Lu- ther King Jr. went to Memphis, Tenn., to stand with sanitation workers in their fight to have the right to bargain collectively for a voice at work, and a better life. As we all know he was assassinated.
Dr. King fought the good fight, but he would be totally shocked by the actions of the right wing Republicans and the Tea Party. They look to destroy everything that was gained by workers, like collective bargaining, decent pensions, and a livable wage. People died to get these things, but the Republicans would want to see us back under the thumb of corporate giants as in the 1930s and 1940s.
They would like to eliminate OSHA and gut workers compensation awards, and basically they would like to see unions go away.
With their corporate mentality, they look for ways to help corporations cut or eliminate their tax liabilities, and then turn around and say that the workingman makes too much money so we have to go after them to reduce the deficit. Excuse me, but weren’t the Republicans the ones who ran this economy into the ditch in the first place? Remember that guy, G.W. Bush?
If every union in this country doesn’t stand together (and this also includes non-union workers), the corporate Republicans and the Tea Partiers will go after every benefit you have and lower your wages so their corporate buddies can give out bonuses to their already overpaid CEOs.
OK, now the good news. Give me a few minutes. I’m trying to come up with something.
Bud McKelvey, Hermitage, Pa.
Reading two sides of the poll
Your March 25 article on a poll showing Ohioans still like President Obama made a point about their lack of enthusiasm for Gov. Kasich that did not surprise me at all.
I predicted that the voters of this state would soon regret their decision, but it demonstrates just how dense the voters of Ohio are.
In Kasich’s defense, he did not campaign dishonestly. He stated his intention to privatize government jobs and to disempower the unions. He has proceeded in these attempts.
The electorate heard him announce these potential policies and voted for him anyway. Now they are unhappy. The ignorance of the Ohio electorate makes me despair that this backwards state will ever get out of the 1950s.
Bill DeCola, Youngstown