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Unions rally to kick off Walker recall state tour
http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/labor-unions-rally-to-kick-off-walker-recall-state-tour/article_192b21a8-5861-11e1-baca-0019bb2963f4.html
By Chris Hubbuch | chubbuch@lacrossetribune.com | Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 12:00 am
Wisconsin labor leaders kicked off a statewide tour Wednesday night in La Crosse to mark the one-year anniversary of a Republican-backed bill that curbed collective bargaining for public workers and call for the ouster of Gov. Scott Walker.
About 150 labor supporters — and half a dozen Walker loyalists — attended the rally in Copeland Park where local public sector workers talked about the impact of the GOP budget reforms.
The eight-city AFL-CIO tour will culminate with a March 10 rally in Madison.
“It’s all about taking our government back — the middle class taking our government back,” said Marty Beil, head of the Wisconsin State Employees Union. “It’s not just public unions.”
FULL story at link.