I ain’t afraid of no ghost

The Supreme Court decision on the Janus case has been expected for weeks now.
It could come out tomorrow, but it certainly will come out within the next week before the end of the Supreme Court’s session.
It is widely expected that the court will rule against working men and women.
It will because the makeup of the Court is more conservative than progressive.
This country will be “Right to Work” for public sector workers and then the attention of the Billionaire Class will turn to private sector workers.

Don’t be fooled by the term “Right to Work.”
We call it “Right to Work for Less.”
It has nothing to do with your right to work, it is the legal ruling that is meant to weaken the role of unions and the voice of workers.
It attempts to do this by making the payment of union dues optional.

The Billionaire Class believes this will bankrupt unions and stifle the voice of workers.
But workers have been preparing for this ruling for over a year.
We understand that even with fully funded unions, our financial resources are dwarfed by the financial resources of the Billionaire Class.
We cannot compete financially with them.

But what the Billionaire Class fails to understand is that the strength of workers does not lie in our finances, our strength lies in our solidarity.
And the Billionaire Class cannot take that away form us.
This country was founded when workers, tied of having no voice, tired of being ruled by a king and those with the money and power, rose us and demanded that voice.
The recent teacher strikes in states that are already “Right to Work for Less” have reminded us that this basic human need to exercise our voices cannot be taken away when we stand united.

So I am glad we are preparing for this court decision.  It has increased our solidarity by increasing our conversations with one another about our need to stand as one.
I ain’t afraid of no ghost and I ain’t afraid of no Billionaire Class.
I stand in solidarity with my sister and brother workers, and together we are strong.