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March 14, 2011

Wisconsin Sees Largest Protests Ever Following Passage of Anti-Union Bill 
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In Wisconsin, more than 100,000 people filled the streets of Madison
Saturday in what what has been described as the state's largest protest
ever. The massive rally was held one day after Republican Gov. Scott
Walker signed a bill to strip most workers of their right to
collectively bargain. The AFL-CIO put the size of the crowd on Saturday
at 185,000. Speakers at the rally included many of the 14 Democratic
senators who had fled the state three weeks ago in an attempt to stall
the legislation. State Senator Fred Risser, 83, has represented his
district for nearly five decades.

bq. Senator Frank Risser: "The fight for workers' rights is continuing.
We may have lost the battle in the legislature, but there's a couple
other battles coming up. There's a battle on legal grounds-failure to
follow the laws in Wisconsin on open meetings."



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