I was so excited to read about this on Alternet over the weekend!
Everybody knows the GOP’s biggest weakness is money, so why not hit ’em in the sweet spot? That’s what many amazing Wisconsin firefighters did yesterday when they collectively began withdrawing their funds from Madison’s M&I Bank. Heeding a call by Firefighters Local 311 President Joe Conway to ‘Move your money,’ union members withdrew over $100,000 from the bank…a hefty enough chunk of change that M&I shut its doors and closed for the day at 3PM.
We all need to be thinking about moving our money out of the big corporate banks. This was inspiring! Read more….
Move Your Money! Wisconsin Firefighters Shut Down Bank That Funded Walker
March 14, 2011