Maine governor removes pro-union mural

[Dimmu]

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Maine GOP Gov. Paul LePage followed through with his decision to remove a mural depicting the history of the workers' movement from the lobby of the state's Department of Labor, a spokeswoman said Monday. "The mural has been removed and is in storage awaiting relocation to a more appropriate venue," said LePage press secretary Adrienne Bennett in a prepared statement. "We understand that not everyone agrees with this decision, but the Maine Department of Labor has to be focused on the job at hand."



http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/03/28/maine.mural.removed/

[Proukunin]

It feels like a domino effect in with these republicans. One had to set it off(scott walker) now all republicans in power are going to attack unions. I think this is only the beginning and if we dont do shit to stop this they will fucking reign on our heads!

[A Revolutionary Tool]

The Department of Labor isn't the right place to have a mural about the labor movement?

[Impulse97]

It's bullshit. Plain and simple. The GOP doesn't want any realistic depiction of workers historical struggle anywhere, even in the Dept. of Labor. If that doesn't show what they're really after nothing does. :sneaky:

[Le Socialiste]

"We understand that not everyone agrees with this decision, but the Maine Department of Labor has to be focused on the job at hand."


And what might that be? :rolleyes:

In all seriousness though - this should serve as a stark reminder of the increasingly reactionary forces that are standing against working people in this country. Of course, this has been going on since workers first recognized the needs and realities of the class struggle, and the concessions wrung from the ruling-classes were fought and paid for with many laborer's lives (need I remind everyone of the events leading up to the Haymarket affair?). People tend to forget that the rights workers have won only make up a brief bit of time within the greater history of the movement; we're witnessing a return to the labor world of our grandfathers and their fathers (and their fathers). While the incident in Maine includes the removal of a mere mural, it must be viewed within the broader movement towards a more dictatorial capitalism (as though it weren't already!)

[IndependentCitizen]

but the Maine Department of Labor has to be focused on the job at hand

Do the workers just stare at it all day then? Probably not, jackasses. Fuck republicans.

[Simba420]

Do the workers just stare at it all day then? Probably not, jackasses. Fuck republicans.
burn em all. paint the streets red with the blood of capitalists!!!:cursing: