In Wisconsin, AMERICA becomes more like CHINA: An Interview with Han Dongfang

Last June I interviewed the courageous and articulate Chinese trade unionist Han Dongfang (韩东方) at the ITUC World Congress in Vancouver. He was adamant about the absolute necessity for workers to have the right to collective bargaining in China and all over the world. Indeed, at Tiananmen Square in 1989, he risked his life for it.

I find it ironic that smashing collective bargaining is exactly what the politicians in Wisconsin and elsewhere are trying to do—making Wisconsin more like Maoist China (under the guise of freedom), while Han from China seeks democracy and free unions. Bizarre.

Big thanks to Dongfang.

Credits—and big thanks:

Director of Photography etc: Mike Hawley http://www.mdhphoto.net
Music: Schaun Tozer
Dennis Burke
Photos:
Jail Corridor: Talke Photography
Jail tower/Barbed Wire: Kevin Eddy
Prison bar: Thomas Hawk
Field worker: Craig Berggold

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Han
• Dongfang
• Labour
• Unions
• Pete
• McCormack
• Collective
• Bargaining
• Tiananmen
• Square
• Mao
• Tse-tung
• Honda
• Strike
• Wisconsin
• politics

[yumenyukuaile]

向各国工会组织的工作者致敬！一个中国工人和工会工作者的问候。

National trade union organizations of workers to pay tribute! Chinese workers and trade unionists a greeting.

[yumenyukuaile]

希望有更多的职工代表和工会积极分子的参与，推动工运的发展。

Want to have more staff representatives and trade union activists involved in promoting the development of the labor movement.

I visit the websites and post comments with the assistance of machine translation. Thanks my friends for their understanding, support and help."