http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/4738935-417/unions-to-show-support-for-wisconsin-workers-in-daley-plaza.htmlUnions to show support for Wisconsin workers in Daley Plaza
By Abdon M. Pallasch Political Reporter
Apr 8, 2011 09:00PM
Union members from Illinois and other nearby states will gather in Daley Plaza at 1 p.m. Saturday to show support for workers in Wisconsin, where the governor has signed legislation ending their collective bargaining rights.
Wisconsin state Sen. Chris Larson spent three weeks on a friend’s air mattress in Chicago hiding out with other Dairy State Democratic legislators hoping to kill the legislation by their absence. He will be here to warn workers that similar legislation is headed for their states.
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Republicans who have long wanted to attack unions are seizing upon the national economic downturn to introduce legislation in state capitals around the country drafted by the corporate-funded, conservative American Legislative Exchange Council cutting back on unionized workers’ rights to bargain collectively, Larson said.
“They say, ‘We should get rid of unions and blame the budget dilemma on them’ — it’s pretty obvious when you see the exact same legislation cropping up everywhere,” Larson said.
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It's so encouraging that Larson is talking about ALEC's role in these union-busting bills. People do need to become aware of what this organization is doing.
And I hope that some of those who'll be in Chicago tomorrow will join the people who'll be protesting ALEC during the ALEC spring task force summit in Cincinnati late this month.
Information on that protest, and other information on ALEC, can be found in the long compilation topic on the
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
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