Thousands of Wisconsin union workers protest budget plan!

[KoKo]

Thousands of Wisconsin union workers protest budget plan
5:55pm EST

By Jeff Mayers

MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - More than 10,000 union public employees and supporters packed the Capitol Square and the inside of the statehouse on Tuesday to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget plan to strip many bargaining rights from state and local government workers.

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Republicans said collective bargaining rules must be changed so governments can avoid laying off thousands of workers due to a short-term budget gap of $137 million and a two-year budget hole estimated by Walker at $3.6 billion.

Police estimated some 13,000 people attended the protest. Walker is due to unveil a two-year budget plan on February 22.

A growing number of deficit-ridden states have tried to curb expenses by going after public employee union contracts and pensions.

(Reporting by Jeff Mayers, editing by Mary Wisniewski and Greg McCune)

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/15/us-wisconsin-protests-idUSTRE71E7BY20110215

[mzteris]

1. got stuck on a *(#& conference call!!

and couldn't get there today.

Tomorrow for sure!

[KoKo]

2. I dunno...I think it's pretty cool that Reuters said Thousands...it must have been over a MIL...

Knowing how MSM always downgrades ANY DEM/LABOR Protests.

Must have been MEGA HUGE...and GOOD TO THEM!

[Hannah Bell]

3. k&r

[Exilednight]

4. k&r

[Bozita]

5. K&R